Normative values for carotid intima media thickness and its progression: Are they transferrable outside of their cohort of origin?

Conclusions
The distribution of cIMT values is too heterogeneous to define universal or regional population reference values. CIMT values vary widely between different studies regardless of ethnicity, geographic location and ultrasound protocol. Prediction of vascular events with cIMT values was more consistent across all cohorts, ethnicities and regions.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - July 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Liao, X., Norata, G. D., Polak, J. F., Stehouwer, C. D., Catapano, A., Rundek, T., Ezhov, M., Sander, D., Thompson, S. G., Lorenz, M. W., on behalf of the PROG-IMT study group, Balakhonova, T., Safarova, M., Grigore, L., Empana, J.-P., Lin, H.-J., McLachl Tags: Original scientific paper Source Type: research