Carotid extra-medial thickness in childhood: Early life effects on the arterial adventitia

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 478-482

  Skilton, Michael R ^a   Sullivan, Tim R ^b   Ayer, Julian G ^c,d   Harmer, Jason A ^d   Toelle, Brett G ^e   Webb, Karen ^f   Marks, Guy B ^e   Celermajer, David S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventitia; Atherosclerosis; Childhood; Imaging; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY ADVENTITIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID EXTRA MEDIAL THICKNESS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR DISEASE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHILD; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LIPIDS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84861339018     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.03.032     Document Type: Article

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