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Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Degree of Severity: A Cross-Sectional Study

OBJECTIVE: Age, hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes are common cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) that contribute to the development of atherosclerosis in cardiovascular system including carotid artery disease. However, the impact of these risk factors on the increased carotid intima-media thic...

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Autores principales: Ren, Lijie, Cai, Jingjing, Liang, Jie, Li, Weiping, Sun, Zhonghua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26636669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144182