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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Frerix, Marc, Stegbauer, Johannes, Kreuter, Alexander, Weiner, Stefan Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Research Article
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

Ejemplares similares

Ejemplares similares