Carotid intima–media thickness is a predictor of coronary artery disease in South African black patients

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that increased carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) confers risk of future coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke. The present study aimed at investigating whether CIMT is a predictor of CAD in South African black patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: This was a pr...

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Autores principales: Holland, Zaiboonnisa, Ntyintyane, Lucas M, Raal, Frederick J, Gill, Geoffrey V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2009
Materias:
Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19701535

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19701535

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