Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5613336 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
CIMT measurements vary during the cardiac cycle in children. It is thicker during the QRS complex on EKG. Carotid ultrasound should be performed with an EKG, and CIMT should be measured at the same point on the EKG to overcome this variation. Furthermore, we recommend that CIMT be measured at the R-wave on EKG because this is an easily discernible point in the cardiac cycle.
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Authors
Spencer Menees, Danna MS, Joseph Le, Jie PhD, Geetha MD, MPH,