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A comparison of intima media thickness in the common carotid artery, the bulb and plaque area as predictions of incident atherosclerotic events
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There is a debate on how to evaluate carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). We here compared IMT of the common carotid artery (CCA) and bulb with plaque area regarding incident atherosclerotic disease. METHODS: In the PIVUS study (age 70 at baseline, 53% women, n = 856), I...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10659152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37983212 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294722 |