Changes in ultrasound-assessed carotid intima-media thickness and plaque with a mediterranean diet: A substudy of the PREDIMED trial

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 439-445

  Sala Vila, Aleix ^a,b   Romero Mamani, Edwin Saúl ^a,b   Gilabert, Rosa ^a   Núñez, Isabel ^a,b   De La Torre, Rafael ^b,c   Corella, Dolores ^b,d   Ruiz Gutiérrez, Valentina ^b,e   López Sabater, María Carmen ^b,f   Pintó, Xavier ^b,g   Rekondo, Javier ^b,h   Martínez González, Miguel Ángel ^b,i   Estruch, Ramon ^a,b   Ros, Emilio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^h University Hospital of Alava   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

carotid intima media thickness; carotid stenosis; diet Mediterranean; nuts; olive oil

Indexed keywords

CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; NUTS; OLIVE OIL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTS; PLANT OILS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84895062091     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.302327     Document Type: Article

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