Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness in Adults From Sub‐Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI‐Gen Study

BACKGROUND: Studies on the determinants of carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT), a marker of sub‐clinical atherosclerosis, mostly come from white, Asian, and diasporan black populations. We present CIMT data from sub‐Saharan Africa, which is experiencing a rising burden of cardiovascular diseases a...

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Autores principales: Nonterah, Engelbert A., Boua, Palwende R., Klipstein‐Grobusch, Kerstin, Asiki, Gershim, Micklesfield, Lisa K., Agongo, Godfred, Ali, Stuart A., Mashinya, Felistas, Sorgho, Herman, Nakanabo‐Diallo, Seydou, Debpuur, Cornelius, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Alberts, Marianne, Norris, Shane, Tollman, Stephen, Tinto, Halidou, Soo, Cassandra C., Mukomana, Freedom, Hazelhurst, Scott, Wade, Alisha N., Kahn, Kathleen, Oduro, Abraham R., Grobbee, Diederick E., Sankoh, Osman, Ramsay, Michèle, Bots, Michiel L., Crowther, Nigel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31304842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011506

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31304842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011506

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