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Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 26 September 2009<br>Hien-Tu, Nguyen-Thanh , Bruno S., Benzaquen<br><br>Traditional coronary risk assessment is based on major cardiovascular risk factors using the Framingham risk score. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measured by ultrasonography is a noninvasive test used to assess for the presence of coronary atherosclerosis. CIMT has been shown to be an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events and is used in research trials as a surrogate for the presence as well as regression of coronary artery disease. The objectives of this report are to review the published reports on CIMT and to help establish the role of CIMT as a screening tool for coronary artery disease in sele

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