Association of multiple biomarkers and classical risk factors with early carotid atherosclerosis: Results from the Gutenberg Health Study

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 477-485

  Sinning, Christoph ^a   Kieback, Arne ^a   Wild, Philipp S ^b   Schnabel, Renate B ^a   Ojeda, Francisco ^a   Appelbaum, Sebastian ^a   Zeller, Tanja ^a   Lubos, Edith ^a   Schwedhelm, Edzard ^c   Lackner, Karl J ^b   Debus, Eike S ^a   Munzel, Thomas ^b   Blankenberg, Stefan ^a   Espinola Klein, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid ultrasound; Intima media thickness; Multiple biomarkers; Plaques; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COPEPTIN; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; PROADRENOMEDULLIN; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84902765484     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-014-0674-6     Document Type: Article

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