Ultrasound morphology classification of the arterial wall and cardiovascular events in a 6-year follow-up study

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 851-856

  Belcaro, Gianni ^a,b,c,d   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^c   Laurora, Giuseppe ^a,b   Cesarone, Maria Rosaria ^a,b   De Sanctis, Mariateresa ^a,b   Incandela, Lucrezia ^a,b   Barsotti, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b PAP/PEA Project Institute   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

arterial wall; atherosclerosis; B mode ultrasound; cardiovascular events; screening methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030018082     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.16.7.851     Document Type: Article

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