Carotid intima-media thickness and/or carotid plaque: What is relevant?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 115-117

  Sillesen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INTIMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84904155726     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.04.026     Document Type: Editorial

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