Algorithms to measure carotid intima-media thickness in trials: A comparison of reproducibility, rate of progression and treatment effect

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2181-2193

  Dogan, Soner ^a   Plantinga, Yvonne ^a   Crouse, John R ^b   Evans, Gregory W ^b   Raichlen, Joel S ^c   O'Leary, Daniel H ^d   Palmer, Mike K ^e   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^d Carney Hospital   (United States)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis ultrasound; lipid lowering; trial

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ROSUVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 80054095023     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834b0eba     Document Type: Article

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