Carotid Artery Longitudinal Displacement Predicts 1-Year Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease | Zendy

Sara Svedlund | Zendy; Charlotte Eklund | Zendy; Per Robertsson | Zendy; Milan Lomsky | Zendy; LiMing Gan | Zendy

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Carotid Artery Longitudinal Displacement Predicts 1-Year Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

Author(s) -

Sara Svedlund,

Charlotte Eklund,

Per Robertsson,

Milan Lomsky,

LiMing Gan

Publication year - 2011

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.111.222901

Subject(s) - medicine , mace , cardiology , coronary artery disease , intima media thickness , proportional hazards model , surrogate endpoint , common carotid artery , myocardial infarction , carotid arteries , percutaneous coronary intervention

Total longitudinal displacement (tLoD) of the common carotid artery can be measured using the ultrasound-based velocity vector imaging (VVI) technique. This study aimed to investigate clinical correlates and the possible predictive value of tLoD for cardiovascular outcome.

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