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Atherosclerotic plaques occur in absence of intima-media thickening in both systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a duplexsonography study of carotid and femoral arteries and follow-up for cardiovascular events

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this cross-sectional and retrospective cohort study was (1) to determine the usefulness of intima-media thickness (IMT) in contrast to plaque assessment, (2) to examine the value of additive femoral artery sonography and (3) to identify potential risk factors for ather...

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Autores principales: Frerix, Marc, Stegbauer, Johannes, Kreuter, Alexander, Weiner, Stefan Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3978872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24548804
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar4489