Neither endothelial function nor carotid artery intima-media thickness predicts coronary computed tomography angiography plaque burden in clinically healthy subjects: A cross-sectional study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Brolin, Elin B ^a,b   Agewall, Stefan ^c   Brismar, Torkel B ^a,b   Caidahl, Kenneth ^a,b   Tornvall, Per ^b   Cederlund, Kerstin ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

CAD; CIMT; Coronary artery disease; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Coronary CTA; Endothelial function; IMT; Intima media thickness; PAT; RH PAT

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84935062669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-015-0061-x     Document Type: Article

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