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• Measurements of carotid intima-media thickness and of interadventitia common carotid diameter improve prediction of cardiovascular events: results of the IMPROVE (Carotid Intima Media Thickness [IMT] and IMT-Progression as Predictors of Vascular Events in a High Risk European Population) study.

  Baldassarre D, Hamsten A, Veglia F, de Faire U, Humphries SE, Smit AJ, Giral P, Kurl S, Rauramaa R, Mannarino E, Grossi E, Paoletti R, Tremoli E; IMPROVE Study Group. Baldassarre D, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Oct 16;60(16):1489-99. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.034. Epub 2012 Sep 19. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012. PMID: 22999719 Clinical Trial.