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There is a
strong association with various risk factor for atherosclerosis.
Arterial wall thickening has a strong pronostic value for cardiovascular events , in particular stroke and myocardial infarction. IMT allows convenient stratification of patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and has proved to be a good marker of the efficacity of antiatherogenic driugs. The ease and accuracy of computer -assisted IMT measurement makes it a useful marker of cardiovascular involvement in atherosclerosis.
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