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Prevalence of specific variant carotid geometric patterns and incidence of cardiovascular events in older persons

The cardiovascular health study (CHS E-131)¹

Angelo Scuteri, MD, PhD^*,*, Teri A. Manolio, MD, PhD, Emily K. Marino, MS, Alice M. Arnold, PhD and Edward G. Lakatta, MD^*

^* Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Cumulative rate for incident and/or recurrent events over the 10.2 years follow-up according to carotid geometric pattern (CGP) status. CVD = cardiovascular disease.

View larger version (49K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Unadjusted incidence of coronary heart disease or cerebrovascular disease according to carotid geometric pattern (CGP) status and presence or absence of prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD).