Balta et al. supported that increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) can predict
coronary artery disease (CAD) [
[1]
]. Han et al. argued that the link between cIMT and CAD might be inflammation [
[2]
]. Some additional comments may be of interest.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 23, 2015
Accepted:
November 22,
2015
Received:
November 14,
2015
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© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
