Prognostic significance of descending thoracic aorta intima-media thickness in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 365-372

  Yoon, Hyun Ju ^a   Hyun, Dae Woo ^a   Kwon, Taek Geun ^a   Kim, Ki Hong ^a   Bae, Jang Ho ^a  

^a Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEATH; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34548780820     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2007.37.8.365     Document Type: Article

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