Intima-media thickness of the common carotid arteries as a marker of retinopathy and nephropathy in sickle cell disease

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is higher in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) than in the normal population, and to determine the relationships of the CIMT with central retinal artery (CRA) and renal artery Doppler indice...

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Autores principales: Ayoola, Oluwagbemiga O., Bolarinwa, Rahman A., Onakpoya, Oluwatoyin H., Onigbinde, Stephen O., Asaleye, Christianah M., Odedeyi, Akinola A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31671924
http://dx.doi.org/10.14366/usg.19016

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