Comparison of intima-media thickness of the carotid artery and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults with versus without the down syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1512-1516

  Draheim, Christopher C ^a   Geijer, Justin R ^a   Dengel, Donald R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MINERAL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; THYROID HORMONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FRUIT; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 78149464335     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.079     Document Type: Article

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