Open AccessImpact of Carotid Plaque Screening on Smoking Cessation and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Author(s) -
Nicolas Rodondi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1326
Subject(s) - medicine , framingham risk score , smoking cessation , blood pressure , risk factor , absolute risk reduction , cardiology , disease , pathology , confidence interval
Screening of peripheral atherosclerosis is increasingly used, but few trials have examined its clinical impact. We aimed to assess whether carotid plaque screening helps smokers to improve their health behaviors and cardiovascular risk factors.
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