title: Carotid intima-media thickness: more than a research tool?
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Vascular Medicine and Haemostasis, UZ Leuven Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium. Peter.Verhamme@uz.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verhamme
authors.forename: Flor
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerkhof
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buysschaert
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rietzschel
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Groot
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology*