Incremental Predictive Value of Carotid Ultrasonography in the Assessment of Coronary Risk in a Cohort of Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetic Subjects

Abstract

This prospective study confirms that carotid IMT is a marker of cardiovascular risk in this type 2 diabetic cohort, establishes that carotid IMT provides a similar predictive value for coronary events than Framingham score, and suggests that the combination of these two indexes significantly improves risk prediction for these patients.