Carotid-Wall Intima–Media Thickness and Cardiovascular Events
Carotid-Wall Intima–Media Thickness and Cardiovascular Events
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The authors examined carotid-artery intima–media thickness as a risk factor for cardiovascular events. The internal carotid artery measurement had more value in risk assessment than the measurement for the common carotid artery, but the difference was only modest.
Carotid-wall intima–media thickness is a surrogate measure of atherosclerosis
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Carotid-Wall Intima–Media Thickness and Cardiovascular Events
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3153949
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3153949
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa1012592
