The role of carotid ultrasound for cardiovascular risk stratification beyond traditional risk factors

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 551-557

  Lee, Chan Joo ^a   Park, Sungha ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Carotid intima media thickness; Carotid plaque; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; B SCAN; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL ONTOLOGY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; PATHOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84898738653     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2014.55.3.551     Document Type: Review

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