Sonographic assessment of the carotid intima-media thickness on B-mode ultrasonography in a Nigerian population

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a common health problem and a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease. The most important mechanism by which hypertension acts as a cardiovascular risk factor is the induction of arteriosclerosis. The early phase of atherosclerosis before its clinical manifestation ca...

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Autores principales: Ayoola, Oluwagbemiga Oluwole, Onuwaje, Mayomi A., Akintomide, Anthony O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4698853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26778889
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.170384

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4698853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26778889
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.170384

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