Greater Height Is Associated with a Larger Carotid Lumen Diameter

Background: Previous studies link tall stature with a reduced ischemic stroke risk. One theory posits that tall people have larger cerebral artery lumens and therefore have a lower plaque occlusion risk than those who are short. Previous studies have not critically evaluated the associations between...

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Autores principales: Hwaung, Phoenix, Heo, Moonseong, Bourgeois, Brianna, Kennedy, Samantha, Shepherd, John, Heymsfield, Steven B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6631842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31091706
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicines6020057

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6631842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31091706
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicines6020057

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