Assessment of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness as an Early Marker Of Vascular Damage In Hypertensive Children

BACKGROUND: The increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) correlates with the presence of atherosclerosis in adults and describes vascular abnormalities in both hypertensive children and adolescents. OBJECTIVE: To assess CIMT as an early marker of atherosclerosis and vascular damage in hyperte...

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Autores principales: Baroncini, Liz Andréa Villela, Sylvestre, Lucimary de Castro, Baroncini, Camila Varotto, Pecoits Filho, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5444892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28444064
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20170043

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