The Value of Carotid Artery Plaque and Intima‐Media Thickness for Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: Carotid artery plaques are associated with coronary artery atherosclerotic lesions. We evaluated various ultrasound definitions of carotid artery plaque as predictors of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) events. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied the risk...

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Autores principales: Polak, Joseph F., Szklo, Moyses, Kronmal, Richard A., Burke, Gregory L., Shea, Steven, Zavodni, Anna E. H., O'Leary, Daniel H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23568342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000087

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23568342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000087

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