Atherosclerosis found on carotid ultrasonography is associated with atherosclerosis on coronary intravascular ultrasonography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-474

  Ogata, Toshiyasu ^a,b   Yasaka, Masahiro ^a   Yamagishi, Masakazu ^a   Seguchi, Osamu ^a   Nagatsuka, Kazuyuki ^a   Minematsu, Kazuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Coronary disease; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CAROTID; HYPERTENSION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTIMA; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 16344371798     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.4.469     Document Type: Article

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