Atherosclerosis is fat build-up in the arteries and in the early stages it can be found inside the lining of the arteries, known as intima media thickness (IMT).    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Vi bereder plats för Barbro Andersson på vår lilla intima scen.    From Wordnik.com.  [1,000 copy guys] Reference

Endotrachea: the inner surface or lining of the trachea: see intima.    From Wordnik.com.  [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference

His touch had never seemed more intima Colour flamed in Lexie's cheeks.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outrageous Dowager]

After several months, hypertrophy of the muscular coat and sclerosis of the intima arise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alexis Carrel - Nobel Lecture] Reference

Along with a layer of elastic tissue, the endothelium comprises what is called the intima.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Risk of Heart Disease] Reference

Experts consider this condition, called carotid intima media thickness, a precursor to heart attacks and strokes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Predicting Heart Health in Children] Reference

This thickening was mainly produced by an augmentation of the connective tissue of the adventitia and of the intima.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alexis Carrel - Nobel Lecture] Reference

O lux beatissima, O most blessed light, reple cordis intima fill the inmost heart tuorum fidelium. of your faithful.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pentecost Novena] Reference

The Achieve study was using imaging technology known as carotid intima-media thickness, or CIMT, a non-invasive ultrasound test.    From Wordnik.com.  [Merck Halts Study] Reference

The presence of coagulated blood, of fibrin ferment, or of foreign tissues or tissue juices on the intima can determine the production of a thrombus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alexis Carrel - Nobel Lecture] Reference

In some cases the wall had remained normal, but in the majority of cases the muscular fibres had completely disappeared and the intima had thickened.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alexis Carrel - Nobel Lecture] Reference

Múltiples artistas a lo largo del alto Manhattan abrirán sus estudios a la comunidad ofreciendo al visitante una intima vislumbre de su proceso creativo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uptown Art Stroll Highlights «] Reference

The histological examination showed a large increase of the connective tissue of the adventitia and of the connective tissue of the intima, but the muscular fibres were normal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alexis Carrel - Nobel Lecture] Reference

Potesne pervestigare intima Dei, so Castalio translates it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 07.] Reference

The aorta was opened longitudinally and the intima on the luminal surface was scraped off.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Carotid intima-media thickness can assess arterial structure and gauge atherosclerosis before symptoms appear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Emaxhealth] Reference

The internal, serous, or tunica intima, is the thinnest, and is continuous with the lining membrane of the heart.    From Wordnik.com.  [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference

The ultrasound tests determined the intima-media thickness of the carotid arteries which carry blood to the brain.    From Wordnik.com.  [icScotland] Reference

Damage to the cells of the intima causes aggregation of blood platelets, thus hastening clotting within the vessel. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aftermath News] Reference

The percentage of rabbits with smooth muscle cells in the intima layer was higher in rosiglitazone group (p = 0.011).    From Wordnik.com.  [Business News and Business Products, Services, Reports and Advertising. Business News RSS Feed.] Reference

Researchers used ultrasound to determine the intima-media thickness of the carotid arteries in the neck at five points.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Researchers used ultrasound imaging to view the carotid intima media thickness (C-IMT), or thickness of the artery walls.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Main Outcome Measures Carotid atherosclerosis, assessed by ultrasound carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), at baseline.    From Wordnik.com.  [JAMA current issue] Reference

Two trained itinerant teams will carry out a carotid ultrasound to assess intima-media thickness and presence of plaques.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

The average carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurement was 0.45 millimetres, with the highest being 0.75 mm.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

In both groups, intima-media thickness (IMT) correlated positively with age, BMI, glucose levels and systolic blood pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

Severe GH deficiency (GHD) is associated with, increased cardiovascular risk and intima-media thickness (IMT) at major arteries.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue] Reference

Results: There was no significant difference in intima / media layer area ratio between the control group and the rosiglitazone group.    From Wordnik.com.  [Business News and Business Products, Services, Reports and Advertising. Business News RSS Feed.] Reference

People who scored in the bottom 10 per cent on agreeable personality traits had about a 40 per cent increased risk for elevated intima-media thickness.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

"The use of extended-release niacin causes a significant regression of carotid intima-media thickness when combined with a statin and that niacin is superior to ezetimibe.".    From Wordnik.com.  [ZDNet News - News Page One] Reference