Use of carotid ultrasound to identify subclinical vascular disease and evaluate cardiovascular disease risk: Summary and discussion of the american society of echocardiography consensus statement

Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-38

  Stein, James H ^a   Korcarz, Claudia E ^a   Post, Wendy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CALCIUM; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ULTRASOUND; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING CESSATION; STANDARDIZATION; STROKE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONSENSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CONSENSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 63849202662     PISSN: 1520037X     EISSN: 17517141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7141.2008.00021.x     Document Type: Note

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