All atherosclerosis? Or in some it begins in infancy?

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:04:19 -0600, "Patrick Blanchard, M.D."
wrote:


All.

Is this because everyone, to some degree, is atherosclerotic or is
this only the beginning point for those who are atherosclerotic. If
the former, is it the acceleration and or the accumulation of
atherosclerosis that is the problem?

Are you relating sat fat intakes with (advancing) atherosclerosis?

no, but more important is a 'toxic' diet high in trans fats. I am not
opposed to saturated fats if trans fats are avoided like the plague.

Is it the combination of fats that is issue to you? Do you see any
direct links from high sat fat intake and atherosclerosis?

Exactly how is this procedure CIMT performed?


There are many many 'protocols' followed across the globe for this
procedure. Some are better than others, but it uses high resolution
ultrasound to measure the thickness of the carotid intima-media interface
(down to .01 mm in various segments - common, bifucation, internal and
external. In my office the evaluation takes about 30 minutes and then takes
me about another 30 minutes to process over 50 images on the computer.

Typically, is this cost covered by insurance and what pre-testing or
diagnosis or pathologies would need to be present to qualify the
procedure for insurance?

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