Is carotid artery evaluation necessary for primary prevention in asymptomatic high-risk patients without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease?

OBJECTIVE: Routine measurement of the carotid intima–media thickness is not recommended in recent clinical practice guidelines for risk assessment of the first atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) event (the definition of which includes acute coronary syndromes, a history of myocardial inf...

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Autores principales: Kim, GeeHee, Youn, Ho-Joong, Choi, Yun-Seok, Jung, Hae Ok, Chung, Wook Sung, Kim, Chul-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4500627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26185430
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S85216

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4500627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26185430
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S85216

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