Carotid Ultrasound Imaging: An Effective Technique for Detecting Early Atherosclerosis-Vascular Screening for Cardiovascular Disease has Come of Age

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Ashrafian, Houman ^a   Lim, Tiong K ^a   Senior, Roxy ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; SCREENING TEST; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33845973767     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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