58-Year old men with non-stenotic carotid artery plaques and the relationship with cardiovascular risk factors and future cardiovascular events

Vascular Disease Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-134

  Schmidt, Caroline ^a,b   Fagerberg, Björn ^a   Hulthe, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Carotid arteries; Echogenicity; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 16444387080     PISSN: 15672700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1567270053507228     Document Type: Article

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