What unique conversation would a cIMT study really lead to?  The same one every doctor has with a patient: quit smoking, watch your cholesterol, and control your diabetes... These are all givens anyway, so what's the real point?  Most doctors discuss risk factors for cardiovascular disease regardless of having had a fancy ultrasound (not covered by insurance).   I doubt there are positive statistics out there showing an increase in the number of patients, who were "hard to get through to", changing their habits after being told their vascular age.  It takes a heart attack, bypass graft or amputation for many to change their lifestyle. Even then, some continue to engage in unhealthy behavior.
 Matt

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Subject: Re: "Vascular Age"

One of the benefits of cIMT data is that it has predictive value BEFORE disease occurs as compared to an ABI which only predicts events AFTER disease (PVD) has occurred. The risk factors which lead to a thickening of the cIMT can be modified with a concomitant reduction in cIMT. I agree with Terry's comment. Some patients are hard to get through to and making this claim may be enough to turn some people around in terms of compliance.

Steve
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Bill Beymer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Is anyone aware of research related to determining a patient's "vascular age" based on an IMT measurement?  I had someone ask me recently if I knew of an Ultrasound system that can automatically calculate this and I have never even heard of using this to determine a vascular age.

thanks in advance


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