Carotid intima-media thickness

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 555-559

  Pezzano, Antonio ^a   La Carrubba, Salvatore ^b   Gullace, Giuseppe ^c  

^a SIEC Società Italiana di Ecografia Cardiovascolare   (Italy)

^b Villa Sofia Whitaker Hospital   (Italy)

^c Division of Neurotraumatology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Echocardiography; Intima media thickness; Prevention; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COURSE EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 33746659514     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000234774.81077.a6     Document Type: Article

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