Open AccessAge-Wise Association of Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Yogesh Saxena,
Vartika Saxena,
Manish Mittal,
Malini Srivastava,
Shailendra Raghuvanshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0976-3260
pISSN - 0972-7531
DOI - 10.1159/000464417
Subject(s) - medicine , intima media thickness , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , mann–whitney u test , cardiology , statistical significance , family history , carotid arteries , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Ischemic stroke is often a sequel of atherosclerotic risk factors. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a surrogate marker of early atherosclerotic changes.