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Segment-specific association of carotid-intima-media thickness with cardiovascular risk factors – findings from the STAAB cohort study
BACKGROUND: The guideline recommendation to not measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) for cardiovascular risk prediction is based on the assessment of just one single carotid segment. We evaluated whether there is a segment-specific association between different measurement locations of CIMT...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30947692 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-019-1044-0 |