Intima-media thickness as a surrogate for subclinical atherosclerosis;Intima-media-dicke als surrogatmarker einer subklinischen atherosklerose

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Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 372-378

  Bauer, Marcus ^a   Möhlenkamp, Stefan ^b   Erbel, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardio and cerebrovascular event; Intima media thickness; Risk stratification; Subclinical atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 34548397156     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-007-3029-5     Document Type: Article

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