Changes in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness During the Cardiac Cycle: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), a measure of subclinical cardiovascular disease, changes during the cardiac cycle. The magnitude of this effect and its implications have not been well studied. METHODS AND RESULTS: Far-wall IMT measurements of the right common carotid...

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Autores principales: Polak, Joseph F., Johnson, Craig, Harrington, Anita, Wong, Quenna, O'Leary, Daniel H., Burke, Gregory, Yanez, N. David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.112.001420

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.112.001420

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