Interest in carotid intima–media thickness (IMT), as a tool to evaluate cardiovascular risk has been driven by studies that demonstrate a relationship between carotid IMT and the incidence of ...

Intima–media thickness as a tool to evaluate the cardiovascular risk was driven by studies that showed the relationship between high carotid IMT values and the incidence of cardiovascular events.

Patient No. 3 was an 81-year-old man from Aspen, who after reading Post Independent health columns about carotid IMT screening scheduled one at Compass. In addition to extensive endothelial thickening ...