Individual Common Carotid Artery Wall Layer Dimensions, but Not Carotid Intima–Media Thickness, Indicate Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Women With Preeclampsia | Zendy

Tansim Akhter | Zendy; AnnaKarin Wikström | Zendy; Marita Larsson | Zendy; Tord Naessén | Zendy

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Individual Common Carotid Artery Wall Layer Dimensions, but Not Carotid Intima–Media Thickness, Indicate Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Women With Preeclampsia

Author(s) -

Tansim Akhter,

AnnaKarin Wikström,

Marita Larsson,

Tord Naessén

Publication year - 2013

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.113.000295

Subject(s) - intima media thickness , medicine , common carotid artery , preeclampsia , confidence interval , cardiology , receiver operating characteristic , body mass index , ultrasound , carotid arteries , pregnancy , area under the curve , obstetrics , radiology , biology , genetics

Preeclampsia (PE) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. Ultrasound assessment of the common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) during or after PE has not indicated any increased cardiovascular risk.

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