Protocol for measuring carotid intima-media thickness that best correlates with cardiovascular risk and target organ damage

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 955-961

  Gómez Marcos, Manuel A ^a   Recio Rodríguez, José I ^b   Patino Alonso, María C ^a   Agudo Conde, Cristina ^b   Gómez Sanchez, Leticia ^b   Gómez Sanchez, Marta ^b   Rodríguez Sánchez, Emiliano ^b   García Ortiz, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca IBSAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; blood pressure; carotid intima media thickness; diabetes; hypertension; risk factor

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTIMA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; TARGET ORGAN; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 84865227051     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.72     Document Type: Article

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