Carotid intima media thickness as a reflection of generalized atherosclerosis is related to body mass index in ischemic stroke patients

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 228-234

  Singh, Amit Shankar ^a   Atam, Virendra ^a   Patel, Munna Lal ^a   Chaudhary, Shyam Chand ^a   Sawlani, Kamal Kumar ^a   Das, Liza ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Carotid intima media thickness; Cerebrovascular diseases; Diabetes mellitus; Lipoproteins; Obesity; Sonography

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; APHASIA; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84875290263     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.109200     Document Type: Article

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