Asymptomatic leg and carotid atherosclerosis in smokers is related to degree of ventilatory capacity: Longitudinal and cross-sectional results from 'Men born in 1914', Sweden

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 237-243

  Engström, Gunnar ^a   Hedblad, Bo ^a   Valind, Sven ^a   Janzon, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid; Lung function; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LIPID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG ARTERY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SWEDEN; TOBACCO; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LEG; LIPIDS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SWEDEN; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0035109605     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(00)00557-8     Document Type: Article

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