The relationship between carotid and coronary atherosclerotic damage in dialysis patients

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Fabbian, Fabio ^a   Cacici, G ^b   Franceschini, L ^b   Russo, G ^a   Vassanelli, C ^b   Catizone, L ^a   Lupo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b OCM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerosis; Carotid ultrasound; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Dialysis; Uremia

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DAMAGE DETECTION; DIALYSIS; HEART; ULTRASONICS;

CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSE; CAROTID ULTRASOUNDS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; UREMIA;

DISEASES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY;

EID: 34250627240     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880703000406     Document Type: Article

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