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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and radiotherapy-induced carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with head and neck cancer

BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy (RT) is a risk factor for accelerated carotid artery atherosclerotic disease in subjects with head and neck cancer. However, the risk factors of RT-induced carotid artery remodeling are not established. This study aimed to investigate the effects of RT on carotid and poplite...

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Autores principales: Pereira, Eduardo B, Gemignani, Tiago, Sposito, Andrei C, Matos-Souza, José R, Nadruz Jr, Wilson
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/PMC4061515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24919963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-9-134