Open AccessSex Differences in the Relationship of Risk Factors to Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis Measured 15 Years Later
Author(s) -
Eva Stensland-Bugge,
Kaare Harald Bønaa,
Oddmund Joakimsen,
Inger Njølstad
Publication year - 2000
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.31.3.574
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , risk factor , stroke (engine) , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Ultrasound measurement of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is regarded as a valid index of atherosclerosis. Determinants of IMT in cross-sectional studies have been established, but the long-term relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis has not been investigated thoroughly.
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