The carotid artery plaque size and echogenicity are related to different cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly : ttthe prospective investigation of the vasculature in uppsala seniors (PIVUS) study

Lipids

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 397-403

  Andersson, Jessika ^a   Sundström, Johan ^a   Kurland, Lisa ^a   Gustavsson, Thomas ^b   Hulthe, Johannes ^c,d   Elmgren, Anders ^d   Zilmer, Kersti ^e   Zilmer, Mihkel ^e   Lind, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Lipids; Oxidation; Plaque; Risk factor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; L SELECTIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXIDATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 67349286820     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: 15589307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3281-y     Document Type: Article

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