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Repeatability Of Serial Carotid Intima Media Thickness Scanning On Individual Subjects, Judi Nightingale
Repeatability Of Serial Carotid Intima Media Thickness Scanning On Individual Subjects, Judi Nightingale
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Background. Heart disease affects millions of Americans each year. In order to improve primary prevention, early risk identification is essential. B-mode ultrasound of the common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness (IMT) assesses risk of a coronary event early in the process of plaque development. Because IMT changes are so small over time, in order to determine clinically significant versus clinically insignificant changes in IMT over a 12 month time period, a protocol is needed which can detect the least significant difference (LSD) of at least 0.030 mm.
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a well-defined …