Mannheim carotid intima-media thickness and plaque consensus (2004-2006-2011)

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 290-296

  Touboul, P J ^a   Hennerici, M G ^a   Meairs, S ^a   Adams, H ^a   Amarenco, P ^a   Bornstein, N ^a   Csiba, L ^a   Desvarieux, M ^a   Ebrahim, S ^a   Hernandez Hernandez, R ^a   Jaff, M ^a   Kownator, S ^a   Naqvi, T ^a   Prati, P ^a   Rundek, T ^a   Sitzer, M ^a   Schminke, U ^a   Tardif, J C ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Vicaut, E ^a   Woo, K S ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

Carotid disease; Carotid plaque; Intima media thickness; Randomized clinical trials; Reference values; Vascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONSENSUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84868239835     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343145     Document Type: Review

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