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"Time is a critical factor when dealing with heart disease, and solutions take time. As physicians, we cannot act if we do not know the full story and an IMT scan provides us the right information while the patient has time to get better."
- Dr. Regina Drueding, Internal Medicine Physician, IHC Bountiful Clinic, Utah

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SonoCalc IMT / References

REFERENCES CITED:

  • Crouse, John R III, MD. "Predictive Value of Carotid 2-Dimensional Ultrasound." American Journal of Cardiology 2001; 88(supplement):27E-30E.
  • Taylor, Allen, MD, et al. "ARBITER: Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing Cholesterol." Circulation 2002; 106:2055.
  • Grundy, Scott, MD. "Age as a Risk Factor: You are as Old as Your Arteries." American Journal of Cardiology 1999; 83: 1455-1457.

TABLE REFERENCES FOR SONOCALC IMT:

  • Amin Aminbakhsh, MD, G.B. John Mancini, MD "Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurements: What Defines an Abnormality? A Systematic Review," Clinical and Investigative Medicine, August 1999, 22(4):149-157.
  • Oren, Anath, MD., et. al., "Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Healthy Young Adults, The Atherosclerosis Risk in Young Adults (ARYA) Study," Archives of Internal Medicine, (2003), 163:1787-1792.
  • Tonstad, Serena, et. al, "Risk Factors Related to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque in Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Control Subjects," Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, (1996), 16(8):984-991.
  • Tonstad, Serena, et. al, "Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia and Control Subjects," European Journal Clinical Investigation, (1998), 28(12):971-979.
  • Urbina, Elaine M., "Impact of Multiple Coronary Risk Factors on the Intima-Media Thickness of Different Segments of Carotid Artery in Healthy Young Adults (The Bogalusa Heart Study)," American Journal of Cardiology, (2002), 90(9):953-958.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING REFERENCES:

  • Howard G, Sharrett AR, Heiss G, Evans GW, Chambless LE, Riley WA, et al. "Carotid Artery Intimal-Medial Thickness Distribution in General Populations As Evaluated by B-Mode Ultrasound." ARIC Investigators. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities. Stroke, (1993), 24:1297-1304.
  • O'Leary DH, Polak JF, Krommal RA et al. "Distribution and Correlates of Sonographically Detected Carotid Artery Disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study." CHS Collaborative Research Group. Stroke, (1992), 23:1752-1760.
  • O'Leary, DH, Polak JF, Krommal RA et al., "Thickening of the Carotid Wall. A Marker for Atherosclerosis in the Elderly?", Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group. Stroke, (1996), 27:224-231.
  • Polak JF, Krommal RA, Tell GS, O'Leary DH, et al., "Compensatory Increase in the Carotid Artery Diameter. Relation to Blood Pressure and Artery IMT in Older Adults", Stroke, (1996), 27:2012-2115.