Association between conventional risk factors and different ultrasound-based markers of atherosclerosis at carotid and femoral levels in a middle-aged population

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 589-599

  Yerly, Patrick ^a,b   Rodondi, Nicolas ^a   Viswanathan, Barathi ^b   Riesen, Walter ^d   Vogt, Pierre ^a   Bovet, Pascal ^b,c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d Canton Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Femoral artery; Intima media thickness; Plaque; Risk factors; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM PLAQUE AREA; MAXIMUM PLAQUE THICKNESS; MEAN PLAQUE AREA; MEAN PLAQUE THICKNESS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEYCHELLES; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERWEIGHT; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEYCHELLES; SMOKING;

EID: 84879549973     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0124-3     Document Type: Article

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