Progression of human carotid and femoral atherosclerosis: A prospective follow-up study by magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 230-237

  Bianda, Nicola ^a   Di Valentino, Marcello ^a   Priat, Daniel ^b   Segatto, Jeanne Marie ^a   Oberson, Michel ^a   Moccetti, Marco ^a,b   Sudano, Isabella ^b   Santini, Paolo ^a   Limoni, Costanzo ^c   Froio, Alberto ^d   Stuber, Matthias ^e   Corti, Roberto ^b   Gallino, Augusto ^a,b   Wyttenbach, Rolf ^a,f  

^a OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Femoral artery; MRI; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856179189     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr332     Document Type: Article

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