Prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged hypertensive and control subjects. A cross-sectional systematic study with duplex ultrasound

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1433-1439

  Päivänsalo, Markku ^a   Rantala, Asko ^a   Kauma, Heikki ^a   Lilja, Mauno ^a   Reunanen, Antti ^b   Savolainen, Markku ^a   Kesäniemi, Antero ^a   Suramo, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Hypertension; Intima media thickness; Plaques; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; THICKNESS;

EID: 0030471091     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199612000-00008     Document Type: Article

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