An Investigation of Two-Dimensional Ultrasound Carotid Plaque Presence and Intima Media Thickness in Middle-Aged South Asian and European Men Living in the United Kingdom

OBJECTIVES: Ultrasound studies of carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaques are limited in South Asians, a group at elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We determined whether South Asians have a difference in these ultrasound markers compared to Europeans living in the United Kingdom...

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Autores principales: Ghouri, Nazim, Purves, David, Deans, Kevin A., Logan, Greig, McConnachie, Alex, Wilson, John, Gill, Jason M. R., Sattar, Naveed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123317

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123317

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