Significance of the Intima-Media Thickness of the Thoracic Aorta in Patients with Coronary Atherosclerosis

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 574-578

  Bae, Jang Ho ^a   Bassenge, Eberhard ^b   Park, Ki Rack ^a   Kim, Ki Young ^a   Schwemmer, Michael ^b  

^a Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary atherosclerosis; Intima media thickness; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; THICKNESS; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0344395115     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960261206     Document Type: Article

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