Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Carotid intima-media thickness progression to predict cardiovascular events in the general population (the PROG-IMT collaborative project): a meta-analysis of individual participant data. |
| Authors: |
Lorenz, Matthias W., Polak, Joseph F., Kavousi, Maryam, Mathiesen, Ellisiv B., Völzke, Henry, Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka, Sander, Dirk, Plichart, Matthiew, Catapano, Alberico L., Robertson, Christine M., Kiechl, Stefan, Rundek, Tatjana, Desvariux, Moïse, Lind, Lars, Schmid, Caroline, DasMahapatra, Pronabesh, Lu Gao, Ziegelbauer, Kathrin, Bots, Michiel L., Thompson, Simon G. |
| Source: |
Lancet. 6/2/2012, Vol. 379 Issue 9831, p2053-2062. 10p. |
| Subjects: |
Cardiovascular diseases, Carotid artery, Medical research, Meta-analysis, Myocardial infarction, Stroke |
| Abstract: |
The article presents information on a study of carotid intima-media thickness (ciMT) progression for the prediction of cardiovascular events. The method of meta-analysis of the data of individual participants and a follow up of the participants for myocardial infarction, stroke or death is used in the study. 1519 myocardial infarctions, 1339 strokes, and 2028 combined endpoints occurred during a follow-up of seven years. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
