Intima-media thickness: Definition, measurements, clinical significance, and open questions;Lo spessore medio-intimale: Che cosa è? come si misura? qual è il suo significato clinico? quali sono I problemi da risolvere?

Italian Heart Journal Supplement

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1074-1077

  De Michele, M ^a   Guarini, P ^a   Gaeta, G ^a   Cuomo, S ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Intima media thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; STROKE; THICKNESS; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HUMANS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 17944401387     PISSN: 11294728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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