Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

"Carotid Intima-Media Thickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A measurement of the thickness of the carotid artery walls. It is measured by B-mode ULTRASONOGRAPHY and is used as a surrogate marker for ATHEROSCLEROSIS.

Descriptor ID	D059168
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.350.850.150 E01.370.370.180 G09.330.210
Concept/Terms	Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Carotid Intima Media Thickness Intima-Media Thickness, Carotid

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carotid Intima-Media Thickness".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
Ultrasonography [E01.370.350.850]
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness [E01.370.350.850.150]
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular [E01.370.370]
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness [E01.370.370.180]
Biological Sciences [G]
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09]
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena [G09.330]
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness [G09.330.210]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2014	0	4	4
2015	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1

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El Khoudary SR, Chen X, Wang Z, Brooks MM, Orchard T, Crawford S, Janssen I, Everson-Rose SA, McConnell D, Matthews K. Low-density lipoprotein subclasses over the menopausal transition and risk of coronary calcification and carotid atherosclerosis: the SWAN Heart and HDL ancillary studies. Menopause. 2023 10 01; 30(10):1006-1013.

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Qi M, Chen X, Krauss RM, Matthews K, Janssen I, Brooks MM, McConnell D, Crawford SL, El Khoudary SR. Lipoprotein subfractions and subclinical vascular health in middle aged women: does menopause status matter? Menopause. 2022 08 01; 29(8):911-919.

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Williams KB, Horst M, Young M, Pascua C, Puffenberger EG, Brigatti KW, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Shuldiner AR, Gidding S, Strauss KA, Chowdhury D. Clinical characterization of familial hypercholesterolemia due to an amish founder mutation in Apolipoprotein B. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2022 03 17; 22(1):109.

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Lertratanakul A, Sun J, Wu PW, Lee J, Dyer A, Pearce W, McPherson D, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Thompson T, Barinas-Mitchell E, Ramsey-Goldman R. Risk factors for changes in carotid intima media thickness and plaque over 5 years in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus Sci Med. 2021 12; 8(1).

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El Khoudary SR, Qi M, Chen X, Matthews K, Allshouse AA, Crawford SL, Derby CA, Thurston RC, Kazlauskaite R, Barinas-Mitchell E, Santoro N. Patterns of menstrual cycle length over the menopause transition are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis after menopause. Menopause. 2021 10 11; 29(1):8-15.

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Bachman NP, Terwoord JD, Richards JC, Braun B, Green CP, Luckasen GJ, Dinenno FA. Comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular structure and function and disease risk in middle-aged ultra-endurance athletes. Atherosclerosis. 2021 03; 320:105-111.

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Bertone-Johnson ER, Virtanen JK, Nurmi T, Niskanen L, Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Ronkainen K, Kauhanen J, Tuomainen TP. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Older Postmenopausal Women. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 01 01; 187(1):16-26.

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Hallengren E, Almgren P, Rosvall M, ?stling G, Persson M, Bergmann A, Struck J, Engstr?m G, Hedblad B, Melander O. Fasting levels of growth hormone are associated with carotid intima media thickness but are not affected by fluvastatin treatment. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017 05 16; 17(1):125.

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Keaney JF, Solomon CG. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Atherosclerosis--Time Is of the Essence. N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 31; 374(13):1279-80.

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Ring M, Eriksson MJ, Fritz T, Nyberg G, ?stenson CG, Krook A, Zierath JR, Caidahl K. Influence of physical activity and gender on arterial function in type 2 diabetes, normal and impaired glucose tolerance. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2015 Sep; 12(5):315-24.

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