Correlates of Carotid Plaque Presence and Composition as Measured by MRI | Zendy

Lynne E. Wagenknecht | Zendy; Bruce A. Wasserman | Zendy; Lloyd E. Chambless | Zendy; Josef Coresh | Zendy; Aaron R. Folsom | Zendy; Thomas H. Mosley | Zendy; Christie M. Ballantyne | Zendy; Richey Sharrett | Zendy; Eric Boerwinkle | Zendy

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Correlates of Carotid Plaque Presence and Composition as Measured by MRI

Author(s) -

Lynne E. Wagenknecht,

Bruce A. Wasserman,

Lloyd E. Chambless,

Josef Coresh,

Aaron R. Folsom,

Thomas H. Mosley,

Christie M. Ballantyne,

Richey Sharrett,

Eric Boerwinkle

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.108.823922

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , cardiology , cholesterol , fibrous cap , core (optical fiber) , prospective cohort study , common carotid artery , high density lipoprotein , diabetes mellitus , lipid profile , carotid arteries , endocrinology , materials science , composite material

The composition of atherosclerotic plaque affects the likelihood of an atherothrombotic event, but prospective studies relating risk factors to carotid wall and plaque characteristics measured by MRI are lacking. We hypothesized that traditional risk factors are predictors of carotid wall and plaque characteristics measured 2 decades later.

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