Why the study?
Is carotid intima-media thickness associated with coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors in the Indian population?
Is carotid intima-media thickness associated with coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors in the Indian population?
Increased carotid intima-media thickness is an independent predictor of coronary artery disease in the Indian population.
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Carotid IMT associates with CAD in this Indian case-control study; extends prior data but remains hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Gupta et al. (2003) studied this question.
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