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Distension of the Carotid Artery and Risk of Coronary Events
Author(s) -
Nathalie Léone,
Pierre Ducimetière,
Jérôme Gariépy,
Dominique Courbon,
Christophe Tzourio,
JeanFrançois Dartigues,
Karen Ritchie,
Annick Alpérovitch,
Philippe Amouyel,
Michel E. Safar,
Mahmoud Zureik
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.108.164582
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , distension , confounding , pulse pressure , arterial stiffness , blood pressure , common carotid artery , carotid arteries
Arterial mechanical properties are of growing interest in the understanding of cardiovascular disease development. We aimed to determine the predictive value of carotid wall mechanics on coronary heart disease (CHD) in the Three-City study.

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