To assess how ultrasound measurements of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaque burden compare with the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in a clinical setting.
Unitat de Lípids, Servei d'Endocrinologia i Nutrició, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.