Differential effects of the changes of LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure on the risk of carotid artery atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: The effects of baseline and changes in blood pressure and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol on the carotid intima media thickness (IMT) have not been well documented. METHODS: A total of 2572 adults (mean age 53.8 years, 54.6% women) in a Taiwanese community undertook three blood...

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Autores principales: Chien, Kuo-Liong, Tu, Yu-Kang, Hsu, Hsiu-Ching, Su, Ta-Chen, Lin, Hung-Ju, Chen, Ming-Fong, Lee, Yuan-Teh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22900906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-12-66

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22900906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-12-66

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