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La misurazione dello spessore delle tuniche intima e media (spessore intima-media o IMT) della parete della carotide è uno dei modi per valutare la salute cardiovascolare dei pazienti.

- SonoCalc IMT / Riferimenti bibliografici citati
- Riferimenti citati/bibliografia:
  
  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.
- Tabelle di riferimento per 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.
- Riferimenti/bibliografia aggiuntivi a supporto:
  
  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.