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Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) has been widely used as a predictor of future cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, various definitions of cIMT exist. This study provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between different cIMT definitions and CVD.
Methods And Results: A systematic review of the different cIMT definitions used in prospective cohort studies was performed.