Additional prognostic value of physical examination, exercise testing, and arterial ultrasonography for coronary risk assessment in primary prevention

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 845-851

  Cournot, Maxime ^a,b   Taraszkiewicz, Dorota ^c   Cambou, Jean Pierre ^c   Galinier, Michel ^c   Boccalon, Henri ^c   Hanaire Broutin, Hélène ^c   Chamontin, Bernard ^c   Carrié, Didier ^c   Ferrières, Jean ^a,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier du Val d'Ariege   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 70350061525     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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