Open AccessCarotid Plaque Burden as a Measure of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Henrik Sillesen,
Pieter Muntendam,
Aram Adourian,
Robert Entrekin,
Mario J. García,
Erling Falk,
Valentı́n Fuster
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.03.013
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , cardiology , framingham risk score , subclinical infection , ultrasound , intima media thickness , radiology , carotid arteries , disease
The purpose of this study was to compare carotid plaque burden, carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), ankle-brachial index (ABI), and abdominal aortic diameter (AAD) to coronary artery calcium score (CACS) in people without known cardiovascular disease.
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