Relation of extent of extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis as measured by B-mode ultrasound to the extent of coronary atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1786-1794

  Wofford, James L ^a   Kahl, Frederic R ^a   Howard, George R ^a   McKinney, William M ^a   Toole, James F ^a   Crouse III, John R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

B mode ultrasound; Carotid atherosclerosis; Coronary atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY WALL; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026318793     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.11.6.1786     Document Type: Article

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