Carotid intima-media thickness is only weakly correlated with the extent and severity of coronary artery disease.

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Published in Circulation on October 15, 1995

Authors

M R Adams1, A Nakagomi, A Keech, J Robinson, R McCredie, B P Bailey, S B Freedman, D S Celermajer

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

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