Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Improved Stroke Risk Assessment in Hypertensive Black Adults.
Temidayo A AbeTitilope OlanipekunFengxia YanValery EffoeNdausung UdongwoAdebamike OshunbadeVictoria ThomasIfeoma OnuorahJames G TerryWondwosen K YimerJalal K GhaliAdolfo CorreaAnekwe OnwuanyiErin Donelly MichosEmelia J BenjaminMelvin EcholsPublished in: American journal of hypertension (2024)
In this community-based cohort of middle-aged Black adults with hypertension and no history of cardiovascular disease at baseline, cIMT is significantly associated with incident stroke and enhances stroke risk stratification.