Carotid Plaque Burden as a Measure of Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are at markedly increased risk of developing premature coronary artery disease. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the role of carotid ultrasonography as a measure of subclinical coronary artery disease in patients with FH. The present...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2013-05, Vol.111 (9), p.1305-1310
Hauptverfasser:	ten Kate, Gerrit L., MD, ten Kate, Gert-Jan R., MD, van den Oord, Stijn C.H., MD, Dedic, Admir, MD, Dharampal, Anoeshka S., MD, Nieman, Koen, MD, PhD, de Feyter, Pim J., MD, PhD, Sijbrands, Eric J.G., MD, PhD, van der Steen, Antonius F.W., PhD, Schinkel, Arend F.L., MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asymptomatic Diseases Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Cholesterol Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology Coronary Artery Disease - etiology Coronary vessels Female Follow-Up Studies Heart attacks Humans Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - complications Incidence Male Middle Aged Netherlands - epidemiology Plaque, Atherosclerotic - complications Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnosis Prospective Studies Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors
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