Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-153

  Cheuk, Bernice L Y ^a   Lau, Silvana S F ^a   Cheng, Stephen W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Carotid; IMT

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TUNICA INTIMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 33846148967     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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