Relation of Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness with Left Ventricular Mass Caused by Shared Risk Factors for Hypertrophy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 499-504

  Meijs, Matthijs F L ^a   Doevendans, Pieter A ^a   Cramer, Maarten J ^a   Vonken, Evert Jan A ^a   Velthuis, Birgitta K ^a   van der Graaf, Yolanda ^a   Visseren, Frank L ^a   Mali, Willem P Th M ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Carotid intima media thickness; Hypertension; Left ventricular mass; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBUMINURIA; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549170127     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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