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Evaluation of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Epicardial Fat Thickness for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Asymptomatic Adults from South India

  • By

  • Ramesh Sankaran

  • Dolly Agarwal

  • Rahul Mittal

  • Shankar Srinivasan

  • Nagendra Boopathy Senguttuvan

  • Alex Karev

  • Sadhanandham Shanmugasundaram

  • Balasubramaniyan Jayanthi Venkata

  • Vinod Kumar Balakrishnan

  • Preetam Krishnamurthy

  • Sadagopan Thanikachalam

  • Murthy Jayanthi Satyanarayana

  • September 3, 2026

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    The study evaluated carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and epicardial fat thickness (EFT) as non-invasive markers of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults.

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    Participants with cardiovascular risk factors had significantly higher cIMT and EFT compared to controls, indicating a correlation with cardiovascular risk.

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    The prevalence of abnormal cIMT increased significantly with age, highlighting the importance of age in cardiovascular risk assessment.

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    Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidaemia were significantly associated with increased cIMT and EFT values in the study population.

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    The findings support the use of cIMT and EFT as complementary imaging markers to enhance cardiovascular risk stratification in asymptomatic adults.

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Combined assessment of carotid intima–media thickness and epicardial fat thickness for cardiovascular risk stratification in asymptomatic South Indian adults

  • by Ramesh Sankaran, Dolly Agarwal, Rahul Mittal, Shankar Srinivasan, Nagendra Boopathy Senguttuvan, Alex Karev, Sadhanandham Shanmugasundaram, Balasubramaniyan Jayanthi Venkata, Vinod Kumar Balakrishnan, Preetam Krishnamurthy, Sadagopan Thanikachalam, Murthy Jayanthi Satyanarayana

  • September 3, 2026

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