Increased carotid and brachial intima-media thickness is related to diffuse coronary involvement rather than focal lesions

Angiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 356-363

  Çanga, Aytun ^a   Kocaman, Sinan Altan ^a   Durakoǧlugil, Murtaza Emre ^b   Çetin, Mustafa ^a   Erdoǧan, Turan ^b   Çiçek, Yüksel ^b   Şatiroglu, Ömer ^b  

^a Rize Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; brachial intima media thickness; cardiovascular risk factors; carotid intima media thickness; coronary artery disease; diffuse involvement; focal lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY LESION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIFFUSE INVOLVEMENT; FOCAL LESION;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84878345474     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: 19401574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319712445373     Document Type: Review

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