Carotid Intima-media thickness for atherosclerosis

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-31

  Nezu, Tomohisa ^a   Hosomi, Naohisa ^a   Aoki, Shiro ^a   Matsumoto, Masayasu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intima media thickness; Review

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; INSULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; RISK FACTOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84953432747     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.31989     Document Type: Review

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