Population
5633 individuals from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), average age 61.9 (45 to 84) years.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Loading...
Timing of carotid IMT measurement may affect risk classification; leaves open whether standardization improves outcomes in prospective studies.
Carotid IMT varies significantly during the cardiac cycle, which can lead to misclassification of cardiovascular risk if the timing of measurement is not standardized.
Polak et al. (2012) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: