Measuring subclinical atherosclerosis: Is homocysteine relevant?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1667-1677

  Sarwar, Ahmad B ^a   Sarwar, Ammar ^b   Rosen, Boaz D ^c   Nasir, Khurram ^b  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Carotid intimal medial thickness; Coronary artery calcium; Homocysteine; Subclinical atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CALCIUM; CORONARY VESSELS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 36849085974     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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