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Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience
As the developed and developing nations cope up with increasing predisposition to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by adopting lifestyle changes the burden of coronary artery disease continues to rise globally. The presence of modifiable risk factors, which account for more than 90% of the cardiovascul...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3968727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24701425 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.126522 |
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author | Kasliwal, Ravi R. Bansal, Manish Desai, Devang Sharma, Maya |
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description | As the developed and developing nations cope up with increasing predisposition to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by adopting lifestyle changes the burden of coronary artery disease continues to rise globally. The presence of modifiable risk factors, which account for more than 90% of the cardiovascular (CV) risk, cannot always be interpreted as the presence of atherosclerotic heart disease and absence of modifiable risk factors do not guarantee absence of atherosclerotic changes in the arterial tree. Increasing awareness about primordial prevention and primary prevention of CVD is of vital importance in such scenarios. Ultrasonographic measurement of intima media thickness has been reported as a procedure to detect the early stages of atherosclerosis. Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) testing is a safe, noninvasive and cost effective method to detect early atherosclerotic vascular diseases. This method of CV risk evaluation drew attention worldwide and of Indian physicians because of its feasibility in Indian population. Hence, detection and management of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals will go a long way in preventing atherosclerotic diseases and prolonging survival and improving quality of life. |
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spelling | pubmed-39687272014-04-03 Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience Kasliwal, Ravi R. Bansal, Manish Desai, Devang Sharma, Maya Indian J Endocrinol Metab Review Article As the developed and developing nations cope up with increasing predisposition to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by adopting lifestyle changes the burden of coronary artery disease continues to rise globally. The presence of modifiable risk factors, which account for more than 90% of the cardiovascular (CV) risk, cannot always be interpreted as the presence of atherosclerotic heart disease and absence of modifiable risk factors do not guarantee absence of atherosclerotic changes in the arterial tree. Increasing awareness about primordial prevention and primary prevention of CVD is of vital importance in such scenarios. Ultrasonographic measurement of intima media thickness has been reported as a procedure to detect the early stages of atherosclerosis. Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) testing is a safe, noninvasive and cost effective method to detect early atherosclerotic vascular diseases. This method of CV risk evaluation drew attention worldwide and of Indian physicians because of its feasibility in Indian population. Hence, detection and management of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals will go a long way in preventing atherosclerotic diseases and prolonging survival and improving quality of life. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC3968727/ /pubmed/24701425 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.126522 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Kasliwal, Ravi R. Bansal, Manish Desai, Devang Sharma, Maya Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience |
title | Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience |
title_full | Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience |
title_fullStr | Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience |
title_full_unstemmed | Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience |
title_short | Carotid intima–media thickness: Current evidence, practices, and Indian experience |
title_sort | carotid intima–media thickness: current evidence, practices, and indian experience |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3968727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24701425 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.126522 |
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