The extracranial carotid artery in familial hypercholesterolemia: Relationship of intimal-medial thickness and plaque morphology with plasma lipids and coronary heart disease

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Sidhu, Paul S ^a   Naoumova, Rossitza P ^a   Maher, Vincent M G ^a   Macsweeney, Josephine E ^a,b   Neuwirth, Clare K Y ^a   Hollyer, Justine S ^a   Thompson, Gilbert R ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Coronary heart disease; Familial hypercholesterolaemia; Intimal medial thickness; Lipoprotein(a); Plaque morphology; Triglycerides; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN A; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029882605     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679600300109     Document Type: Article

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