Open AccessAmount of smoking independently predicts carotid artery atherosclerosis severity.
Author(s) -
Robert J. Dempsey,
Robert W. Moore
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.23.5.693
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , stroke (engine) , carotid arteries , medical history , common carotid artery , smoking history , artery , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cigarette smoking is correlated with extracranial carotid artery plaque thickness. Our aim in the present study was to determine whether the level of prior cigarette use is a significant predictor of carotid artery plaque thickness when age, history of hypertension, and history of diabetes are controlled.
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