Uric acid is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in a Japanese elderly population without metabolic syndrome

BACKGROUND: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is an useful surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease. Associations between uric acid (UA), metabolic syndrome (MetS) and carotid IMT have been reported, but findings regarding the relationship have been inconsistent. METHODS: A total of 1,579 Japan...

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Autores principales: Takayama, Shuzo, Kawamoto, Ryuichi, Kusunoki, Tomo, Abe, Masanori, Onji, Morikazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3293733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22234039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-11-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3293733/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22234039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-11-2

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