Incident coronary events and case fatality in relation to common carotid intima-media thickness.
Objectives. To evaluate the incidence of coronary events (CE) and case fatality in relation to common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid plaque over a median follow up of 7 years. Subjects. A total of 5163 Swedish middle-aged men and women with no prior myocardial infarction and/or stroke. Methods and results. The associations amongst B-mode ultrasound determined common carotid IMT
