Impact of Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Elasticity

BACKGROUND: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and elasticity have been shown to be independent predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) includes hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, overweight and smoking. The objective was to investigate whether the cluste...

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Autores principales: Niu, Lili, Zhang, Yanling, Qian, Ming, Meng, Long, Xiao, Yang, Wang, Yuanyuan, Liu, Xin, Zheng, Rongqin, Zheng, Hairong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844099
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067809

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