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The Clinical Significance of Separate Measurements of Carotid Arterial Wall to Assess the Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is associated with several risk factors for atherosclerosis and has been consistently linked to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. The clinical significance of separate measurements of CIMT, which is the sum of the intima (IT) and media thic...

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Autores principales: Kim, Ji-Hoon, Youn, Ho-Joong, Kim, Gee-Hee, Moon, Keon-Woong, Yoo, Ki-Dong, Kim, Chul-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Echocardiography 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4828414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27081444
http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2016.24.1.48