Carotid Plaque and Intima-Media Thickness Assessed by B-Mode Ultrasonography in Subjects Ranging From Young Adults to Centenarians | Zendy

Satoki Homma | Zendy; Nobuyoshi Hirose | Zendy; Hiroyuki Ishida | Zendy; Toshiharu Ishii | Zendy; Goro Araki | Zendy

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Carotid Plaque and Intima-Media Thickness Assessed by B-Mode Ultrasonography in Subjects Ranging From Young Adults to Centenarians

Author(s) -

Satoki Homma,

Nobuyoshi Hirose,

Hiroyuki Ishida,

Toshiharu Ishii,

Goro Araki

Publication year - 2001

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.32.4.830

Subject(s) - medicine , intima media thickness , tunica media , diabetes mellitus , pathological , common carotid artery , tunica intima , thickening , ultrasonography , carotid arteries , stroke (engine) , cardiology , ultrasound , surgery , radiology , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , chemistry , polymer science , engineering

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE-To investigate relationships among plaque formation, increasing intima-media thickness, and age, we examined ultrasonographically carotid arteries of subjects who had no major atherosclerotic risk factors and who ranged in age from young adults to centenarians.

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