Carotid arterial structure in patients with documented coronary artery disease and disease-free control subjects

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1146-1151

  Terry, James G ^a   Tang, Rong ^a   Espeland, Mark A ^a   Davis, Donna H ^a   Vieira, Jose L C ^a   Mercuri, Michele F ^a,b   Crouse III, John R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Compensation; Coronary disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS;

AGE FACTORS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0037418251     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000051461.92839.F7     Document Type: Article

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