Subclinical atherosclerosis, carotid intima-media thickness and the cardiovascular risk.
The refinement and the improvement of the cardiovascular risk factors assessment became one of the high priorities in the global approach of cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies showed that increased carotid intima media thickness (IMT) is a relatively simple noninvasive marker of the global atherosclerotic disease, even in the asymptomatic stage. There is a strong link between IMT and both traditional and emerging cardiovascular risk factors, and IMT also predicts the occurrence of major cardiovascular events. Thus, IMT, as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, might improve the risk assessment in asymptomatic patients at risk.
Rugină
Mihaela
M
CC. Iliescu Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania. rugina@fx.ro
Ciobanu-Jurcuţ
Ruxandra
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Jurcuţ
C
C
Mihăilă
Mihaela
M
Apetrei
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D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*
D002097:C-Reactive Protein