Appropriateness of carotid plaque and intima-media thickness assessment in routine clinical practice

OBJECTIVES: To describe the findings and evaluate appropriateness of a carotid artery study including the measurement of IMT, the presence of atherosclerotic plaque, and their correlation with cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: 555 patients (220 men; 67.06 ± 12.44 years) were included in the stud...

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Autores principales: Baroncini, Liz Andréa Villela, de Oliveira, Aguinaldo, Vidal, Enrique Antonio, França, Graciliano José, Stahlke, Paulo Sérgio Dalla Bona, Alessi, Alexandre, Précoma, Dalton Bertolim
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2576162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18925960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-6-52

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2576162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18925960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-6-52

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