Open AccessPrevalence and Risk Factors of Abnormal Carotid Artery in Young Adults without Overt Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
Yunjie Teng,
Kaiyang Wang,
Fengxia Xue,
Xiaoping Yang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s360437
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , carotid arteries , cardiology , carotid artery disease , carotid endarterectomy
The current study was to evaluate the prevalence of increased carotid artery intimal-medial thickness (IMT) and carotid plaque in young individuals and factors associated with increased IMT and carotid plaque were also assessed.