An ultrasound-based comparative study on carotid plaques in HIV-positive patients vs. atherosclerotic and arteritis patients: Atherosclerotic or inflammatory lesions?

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-29

  Maggi, Paolo ^a,b   Perilli, Francesco ^a   Lillo, Antonio ^a   Carito, Valentina ^a   Epifani, Giuseppe ^a   Bellacosa, Chiara ^a   Pastore, Giuseppe ^a   Regina, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteritis; Atherosclerosis; Color Doppler ultrasonography; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AORTA; ARTERITIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845805677     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mca.0000236292.86930.e3     Document Type: Article

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