Coronary Calcium Better Than Carotid IMT for Predicting CVD Risk, MESA Analysis Sho

News Author: Shelley Wood Medscape Medical News Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores are better than carotid intima media thickness (IMT) at predicting risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease events, a new analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) suggests [1]. While CAC was best at predicting risk of all cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease specifically, carotid IMT was modestly better than CAC at predicting the risk of stroke, the research showed.