Why the study?
Does increased baseline common carotid artery intima-media thickness predict the occurrence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in older adults?
Population
1010 subjects aged 59 to 71 years
Comparison
Intermediate and highest baseline common carotid… vs Lowest baseline CCA-IMT values (quartile 1)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 years
Authors
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Higher baseline CCA-IMT was associated with carotid plaque; supports IMT as early marker but leaves clinical adoption open.
Does increased baseline common carotid artery intima-media thickness predict the occurrence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in older adults?
Increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness independently predicts the future occurrence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in older adults, suggesting it marks an early phase of the atherosclerotic process.
Zureik et al. (2000) studied this question.
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