Enhancing Cardiovascular Risk Prediction with a Simplified Carotid IMT Protocol: Evidence from the IMPROVE Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has long been used as an index of subclinical atherosclerosis, but its role as a risk modifier in cardiovascular (CV) risk optimization has recently been questioned due to methodological problems, such as lack of protocol standardization and scanning difficulties. In this multicentre, longitudinal, and observational study, we tested the predictive ability of two new CIMT variables detectable with a simplified, quick, and easy-to-standardize protocol. Methods: CIMT was measured in 3165 subjects from six centers, in five European countries, belonging to the IMPROVE study. The two variables tested were the average of two maximal CIMT measures taken, from a single angle, in the right and left common carotids (1CC-IMT

SUBMITTER: Veglia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11940431 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature