Screening for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Using Ultrasound

Screening With Ultrasound High-resolution ultrasound can provide images of the arterial wall and plaques at a resolution of 0.2 mm. Although intima-media thickness (IMT) has been used to study the effect of risk factor modification in large groups and has become a validated biomarker (2), it is only...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016-03, Vol.67 (11), p.1275-1277
Hauptverfasser:	Nicolaides, Andrew, MS, PhD (Hon), Panayiotou, Andrie G., MSc, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	atheroclerotic plaques Atherosclerosis Calcium - metabolism Cardiology Cardiovascular Cardiovascular disease Carotid Artery Diseases - complications common femoral plaques computed tomography Coronary Artery Disease - etiology Coronary vessels Coronary Vessels - metabolism Femoral Artery Health risk assessment Heart attacks Humans Internal Medicine Male Mortality Plaque, Atherosclerotic - complications Risk Assessment - methods Risk factors risk stratification screening Studies Ultrasonic imaging ultrasound Veins & arteries
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