Carotid and femoral atherosclerosis in chronic hepatitis C: A 5-year follow-up

Angiology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 717-720

  Bilora, Franca ^a,b   Campagnolo, Enrico ^a   Rinaldi, Roberto ^b   Rossato, Alberto ^a   Arzenton, Marianna ^a   Petrobelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chronic C hepatitis; Intima media thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTIMA; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 57749190321     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319707311536     Document Type: Article

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