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Young smoker “ABCD” vascular assessment: a four-step ultrasound examination for detecting peripheral, extra and intra-cranial early arterial damage

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is known as a major risk factor in the pathogenic mechanisms of stroke, coronary and peripheral artery disease (CAD and PAD), even in young subjects. The aim of this study is the creation of a four-step ultrasound examination to evaluate and monitor the peripheral, the...

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Autores principales: Mozzini, Chiara, Casadei, Alder, Roscia, Giuseppe, Cominacini, Luciano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27391044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0318-z