High prevalence of ultrasound detected carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with low framingham risk score: Potential implications for screening for subclinical atherosclerosis

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 809-815

  Naqvi, Tasneem Z ^a   Mendoza, Fernando ^b   Rafii, Farhad ^b   Gransar, Heidi ^b   Guerra, Maria ^b   Lepor, Norman ^b   Berman, Daniel S ^b   Shah, Prediman K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary calcium score; Imaging; Intima media thickness; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; ULTRASOUND;

CALIFORNIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77956877424     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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