Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk stratification: Role and cost-effectiveness of echo-Doppler examination in untreated essential hypertensives

Blood Pressure

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 333-339

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Meani, Stefano ^c   Valerio, Cristiana ^c   Fusi, Veronica ^c   Sala, Carla ^c   Zanchetti, Alberto ^d   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Policlinico di Monza   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Centro di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Carotid ultrasonography; Hypertension; Total cardiovascular risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33847201873     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050601066553     Document Type: Article

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