Why the study?
Does carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) have predictive incremental value over established risk factors for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with suspected stable CAD?
Population
300 patients with suspected stable CAD admitted for an elective coronary angiography and carotid ultrasound
Comparison
Carotid intima-media thickness and carotid… vs Traditional risk factors alone
Design
Cohort
Authors
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cIMT may modestly improve CAD prediction in women; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) have predictive incremental value over established risk factors for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with suspected stable CAD?
Adding cIMT and carotid plaque assessment to traditional risk factors improves the prediction of obstructive angiographic CAD in women with suspected stable CAD.
Timóteo et al. (2012) studied this question.
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