Normal values for intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery - an update following a novel risk factor profiling.

CONCLUSIONS: Age and gender-specific normal values for IMT are lower than reported in former studies after additionally accounting for novel cardiovascular risk factors. The still widely regarded upper IMT limit of 1 mm must be strictly regarded as obsolete. PMID: 26515221 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - October 31, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Randrianarisoa E, Rietig R, Jacob S, Blumenstock G, Haering HU, Rittig K, Balletshofer B Tags: Vasa Source Type: research