Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9940821 | American Journal of Hypertension | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The study population consisted of 390 consecutive subjects who had recently undergone coronary arteriography; 51 subjects with no measurable lesions in their coronary arteries (control group) and 339 subjects with coronary artery lesions (coronary artery disease [CAD] group). Mean IMT of the common carotid artery (MCCA) and internal carotid artery (MICA) were significantly higher in subjects with CAD compare control subjects (P < .0001). Carotid IMT could predict the presence of coronary artery lesions independently of clinic or ambulatory BP values, BMI, serum cholesterol, and glucose levels (P < .01). Carotid IMT predicted the presence of significant coronary artery lesions with cutoff values 0.85 and 0.80 for MICA and MCCA, respectively. The IMT could be a clinical useful test for the presence of significant coronary artery lesions.
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Authors
Vasilios T. Kotsis, Vassiliki Ch. Pitiriga, Stella V. Stabouli, Christos M. Papamichael, Savvas T. Toumanidis, Stelios G. Rokas, Nikos A. Zakopoulos,