Open AccessInfectious Burden and Carotid Plaque Thickness
Author(s) -
Mitchell S.V. Elkind,
Jorge M. Luna,
Yeseon Park Moon,
Bernadette BodenAlbala,
Khin M. Liu,
Steven L. Spitalnik,
Tatjana Rundek,
Ralph L. Sacco,
Myunghee Cho Paik
Publication year - 2010
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/strokeaha.109.571299
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , quartile , serology , cardiology , immunology , antibody , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
The overall burden of prior infections may contribute to atherosclerosis and stroke risk. We hypothesized that serological evidence of common infections would be associated with carotid plaque thickness in a multiethnic cohort.
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