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. 2015 Jul 22;21:15. doi: 10.1186/s40885-015-0021-x

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Comparison of survival benefit according to the level of carotid IMT. (A) The highest quartile value of right maximal IMT group showed the survival benefit compared to lowest group. (B) Left maximal IMT did not reach the statistical significance. IMT, intima-media thickness.