Ultrasound-assessed plaque occurrence in the carotid and femoral arteries are independent predictors of cardiovascular events in middle-aged men during 10 years of follow-up

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 469-473

  Davidsson, L ^a,b   Fagerberg, B ^a,b   Bergstrom G ^a,b   Schmidt, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Carotid artery; Femoral artery; Plaque; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 77950022120     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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