Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque as a predictor for ischemic etiology in patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 665-670

  Soon, Yong Suh ^a   Seong, Woo Han ^a   Sung, Hea Kim ^a   Hyun, Joong Kim ^a   Sang, Man Chung ^a   Kyu, Hyung Ryu ^a  

^a Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Intima media thickness; Plaque

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSENSUS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 79551698980     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.12.665     Document Type: Article

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