Todd Eldredge is the founder of CardioRisk. CardioRisk is one of the foremost CIMT screening companies. Ford interviews Todd to get his take on why he went into this. Todd is a trained public health epidemiologist. He originally worked with vaccines. He felt he could have a bigger impact on lives saved by promoting CIMT. He goes into the science of why he thought that - and still does. (By the way - I think he's right. CIMT really is the best screening tool for CV plaque. CV plaque is really the best determinant of heart attack and stroke risk. And if I'm right on those two, then CIMT is the best screen for death and disability.)

We talk about "hot topics" like:

- inter-technician and serial reliability;

- failure to recognize it;

- technical challenges;

- inadequate standards;

- Mean Max vs common IMT.

Todd Eldredge CardioRisk 1-888-724-7484

We discuss the landmark study in this area: called CAFES - CAVE.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11395035/

Check out this video on the basics of CIMT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uzC89i2sOs