SonoSite, Inc. - SonoCalc IMT / References Cited

El medir el engrosamiento de las capas de la íntima y de la media (grosor íntima-media o IMT) o de la pared de la carótida es una de las formas de evaluar la salud cardiovascular de nuestros pacientes.

- SonoCalc IMT / referencias citadas
- Referencias citadas:
  
  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.
- Referencias de tablas para SonoCalc IMT:
  
  Amin Aminbakhsh (Dr.), G.B. Dr. John Mancini. "Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurements: What Defines an Abnormality? A Systematic Review", Clinical and Investigative Medicine, agosto de 1999, 22(4):149-157.
  
  Oren, Anath (Dr.) y col. "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 y col. "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 y col. "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.
- Referencias adicionales de ayuda:
  
  Howard G, Sharrett AR, Heiss G, Evans GW, Chambless LE, Riley WA y col. "Carotid Artery Intimal-Medial Thickness Distribution in General Populations As Evaluated by B-Mode Ultrasound". Investigadores del ARIC. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities. Stroke (1993), 24:1297-1304.
  
  O'Leary DH, Polak JF, Krommal RA y col. "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 y col., "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, y col. "Compensatory Increase in the Carotid Artery Diameter. Relation to Blood Pressure and Artery IMT in Older Adults", Stroke (1996), 27:2012-2115.