Clinical Use of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Review of the Literature

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 907-914

  Hurst, R Todd ^a   Ng, Daniel W C ^a   Kendall, Chris ^a   Khandheria, Bijoy ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE MARKER; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 34347355523     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.02.028     Document Type: Review

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