Arterial wall thickness and the risk of recurrent ischemic events in carriers of the prothrombin G20210A mutation with clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 135-140

  Gerdes, Victor E A ^a   Ten Cate, Hugo ^a,b   De Groot, Eric ^b   Reitsma, Pieter H ^b   Büller, Harry R ^b   Brandjes, Dees P M ^a  

^a Slotervaartziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetics; Intima media thickness; Myocardial infarction; Prothrombin; Stroke

Indexed keywords

PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; INTIMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNICA MEDIA;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENETIC MARKERS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUTATION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTHROMBIN; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036015994     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(01)00759-6     Document Type: Article

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