Rate of change in carotid intima–media thickness and vascular events
Bots ML, Taylor AJ, Kastelein JJ, Peters SA, Ruijter H, Tegeler CH, Baldassarre D, Stein JH, O’Leary D, Revkin JH, Grobbee DE. Rate of change in carotid intima–media thickness and vascular events. Journal Of Hypertension 2012, 30: 1690-1696. PMID: 22895014, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32835644dc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessIntima-media thicknessFuture cardiovascular disease riskCardiovascular disease riskTherapy-induced changesCardiovascular drug developmentDifferent risk profilesVascular eventsPrimary outcomeVascular riskMeta-regression techniquesHeterogeneous efficacyCardiovascular treatmentPharmaceutical interventionsDisease riskRisk profileDrug developmentTrialsEcologic fallacyTreatmentLack of powerRisk