Left main coronary wall thickness correlates with the carotid intima media thickness and may provide a new marker of cardiovascular risk

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Jun;26(9):1001-1004. doi: 10.1177/2047487318806985. Epub 2018 Oct 22.

Authors

Massimiliano Ruscica¹, Samuela Castelnuovo², Chiara Macchi¹, Sara Gandini³, Giuliana Mombelli², Nicola Ferri⁴, Fabien Labombarda⁵, Cesare R Sirtori²

Affiliations

¹ 1 Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
² 2 Centro Dislipidemie, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Italy.
³ 3 Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS, Italy.
⁴ 4 Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy.
⁵ 5 Cardiology Department, CHU de Caen, Université de Caen Normandie, France.

PMID: 30348004
DOI: 10.1177/2047487318806985

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors