Carotid intima-media thickness and cardiovascular events [1]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1640-1642

  Stein, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INTIMA; MALE; NOTE; TUNICA MEDIA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 80054939321     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1109714     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Polak JF, Pencina MJ, Pencina KM, et al. Carotid wall intima-media thickness and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med 2011;365:213-21.
2. Stein JH, Korcarz CE, Hurst RT, et al. Use of carotid ultrasound to identify subclinical vascular disease and evaluate cardiovascular disease risk: a consensus statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2008;21:93-111. (Pubitemid 351193107)