Carotid Plaque, Intima Media Thickness, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women | Zendy

Shah Ebrahim | Zendy; Olia Papacosta | Zendy; Peter H. Whincup | Zendy; S. Goya Wannamethee | Zendy; Mary Walker | Zendy; Andrew Nicolaides | Zendy; Surinder Dhanjil | Zendy; Maura Griffin | Zendy; Gianni Belcaro | Zendy; Ann Rumley | Zendy; Gordon Lowe | Zendy

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Carotid Plaque, Intima Media Thickness, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women

Author(s) -

Shah Ebrahim,

Olia Papacosta,

Peter H. Whincup,

S. Goya Wannamethee,

Mary Walker,

Andrew Nicolaides,

Surinder Dhanjil,

Maura Griffin,

Gianni Belcaro,

Ann Rumley,

Gordon Lowe

Publication year - 1999

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.30.4.841

Subject(s) - medicine , intima media thickness , cohort , cardiology , common carotid artery , risk factor , vascular disease , disease , coronary artery disease , cohort study , carotid arteries

B-mode ultrasound is a noninvasive method of examining the walls of peripheral arteries and provides measures of the intima-media thickness (IMT) at various sites (common carotid artery, bifurcation, internal carotid artery) and of plaques that may indicate early presymptomatic disease. The reported associations between cardiovascular risk factors, clinical disease, IMT, and plaques are inconsistent. We sought to clarify these relationships in a large, representative sample of men and women living in 2 British towns.

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