| Literature DB >> 20122760 |
Antonio L Aguilar-Shea1, Cristina Gallardo-Mayo, Elpidio Calvo Manuel, Jose L Zamorano Gómez.
Abstract
Cardiovascular risk stratification is currently part of routine clinical practice to establish cardiovascular prevention strategies. A complementary approach to the assessment scales of cardiovascular risk stratification is the non-invasive evaluation of the atherosclerotic lesion to identify patients at high risk for cardiovascular complications. Carotid intima-media thickness is a non-invasive method based on ultrasound suitable for the detection of subclinical atherosclerosis. It allows us to stratify cardiovascular risk beyond conventional cardiovascular risk factors and would complement the cardiovascular risk functions. The inclusion of the carotid intima-media thickness in cardiovascular risk stratification may help identify asymptomatic individuals with a high cardiovascular risk not detected by current scales of cardiovascular risk stratification. 2009 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20122760 PMCID： PMC7024458 DOI： 10.1016/j.aprim.2009.11.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aten Primaria ISSN： 0212-6567 Impact factor: 1.137