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The Utility of Carotid Ultrasonography in Identifying Severe Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetic Patients Without History of Coronary Artery Disease

OBJECTIVE: Although many studies have shown that carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD), it remains inconclusive whether assessment of carotid IMT is useful as a screening test for asymptomatic but severe CAD in diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND ME...

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Autores principales: Irie, Yoko, Katakami, Naoto, Kaneto, Hideaki, Nishio, Mayu, Kasami, Ryuichi, Sakamoto, Ken’ya, Umayahara, Yutaka, Sumitsuji, Satoru, Ueda, Yasunori, Kosugi, Keisuke, Shimomura, Iichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3631883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23404302
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc12-1327