Carotid intima-media thickness and prediction of cardiovascular risk in individuals with hypertension

Abstract

Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a marker of cardiovascular risk. It is unclear whether measurement of mean common IMG improves 10-year risk prediction of first-time myocardial infarction or stroke in individuals with elevated blood pressure.

We performed an analysis among individuals with elevated blood pressure in USE-IMT, a large ongoing individual prticipant data meta-analysis.

Keywords

• cardiovascular risk
• hypertension
• intima - media thickness
• net reclassification improvement