Effect of rosuvastatin on the echolucency of the common carotid intima-media in low-risk individuals: The METEOR trial

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1120-1127.e1

  Lind, Lars ^a   Peters, Sanne A E ^b   Den Ruijter, Hester M ^b   Palmer, Mike K ^c   Grobbee, Diederick E ^b   Crouse III, John R ^d   O'leary, Daniel H ^e   Evans, Gregory W ^d   Raichlen, Joel S ^f   Bots, Michiel L ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Carney Hospital   (United States)

^f ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B mode ultrasound; carotid artery; Echolucency; randomized controlled trial; statin therapy

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ROSUVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY INTIMA MEDIA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOLUCENCY; FEMALE; GRAYSCALE MEDIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 84866739625     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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