Carotid Ultrasound for Risk Clarification in Young to Middle-Aged Adults Undergoing Elective Coronary Angiography

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1256-1261

  Akosah, Kwame O ^a   McHugh, Vicki L ^a   Barnhart, Sharon I ^a   Schaper, Ana M ^a   Mathiason, Michelle A ^a   Perlock, Pat A ^a   Haider, Troy A ^a  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid atherosclerosis; coronary angiography; Framingham risk score; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33845219240     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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