Carotid intima-media thickness and the risk of new vascular events in patients with manifest atherosclerotic disease: The SMART study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1971-1978

  Dijk, Joke M ^a,b   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Algra, Ale ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Clinical studies; Epidemiology; Intima media thickness; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CHOLESTEROL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 33748072401     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl136     Document Type: Article

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