title: Carotid intima-media thickness, plaques, and cardiovascular disease risk: implications for preventive cardiology guidelines.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology