Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women

Arterial diameter is an underutilized indicator of vascular health. We hypothesized that interadventitial and lumen diameter of the common carotid artery would be better indicators of vascular health than carotid plaque or intima media thickness (IMT). Participants were 491 overweight or obese, post...

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Autores principales: Lloyd, Kelly D., Barinas-Mitchell, Emma, Kuller, Lewis H., Mackey, Rachel H., Wong, Eric A., Sutton-Tyrrell, Kim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22957258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/169323

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22957258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/169323

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