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Carotid artery intima-media thickness measurement in children with normal and increased body mass index: a comparison of three techniques

BACKGROUND: Common carotid artery intima-media thickness is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. In children, increased intima-media thickness is associated with obesity and the risk of cardiovascular events in adulthood. OBJECTIVE: To compare intima-media thickness measurements using B-mode ult...

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Autores principales: El Jalbout, Ramy, Cloutier, Guy, Cardinal, Marie-Hélène Roy, Henderson, Mélanie, Lapierre, Chantale, Soulez, Gilles, Dubois, Josée
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29744621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-018-4144-6