Progression of carotid intima-media thickness as predictor of vascular events: Results from the IMPROVE study

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2273-2279

  Baldassarre, Damiano ^a,b   Veglia, Fabrizio ^b   Hamsten, Anders ^c   Humphries, Steve E ^d,e   Rauramaa, Rainer ^f   De Faire, Ulf ^c   Smit, Andries J ^g   Giral, Philippe ^h   Kurl, Sudhir ^f   Mannarino, Elmo ⁱ   Grossi, Enzo ^j   Paoletti, Rodolfo ^a   Tremoli, Elena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^c Department of Medicine Solna   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^h PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^j Kuopio Campus ^*

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Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; carotid artery intima media thickness; carotid ultrasound; progression; risk prediction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CAROTID ULTRASOUND; PROGRESSION; RISK PREDICTION;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883302728     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.301844     Document Type: Article

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