Global and regional prevalence, burden, and risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study

Summary: Background: Estimation of the epidemiological burden of carotid atherosclerosis can serve as a basis for prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to provide the first estimation on the prevalence, number of cases, and risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis in the gen...

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Main Authors: Peige Song, PhD, Zhe Fang, MD, Hanyu Wang, BA, Yutong Cai, PhD, Kazem Rahimi, DM, Yajie Zhu, PhD, F Gerald R Fowkes, ProfPhD, Freya J I Fowkes, ProfDPhil, Igor Rudan, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X20301170