P6.17 CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE VARIANCE OF WALL-TO-LUMEN RATIO
Background: Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) is an accepted ultrasound marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. It is argued that increase in cIMT may also reflect nonatherosclerotic thickening, thus, lumen diameter could be taken into account. A common approach to account for lumen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930645/view |