Common carotid intima media thickness and ankle-brachial pressure index correlate with local but not global atheroma burden: a cross sectional study using whole body magnetic resonance angiography.

Common carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) are used as surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, and have been shown to correlate with arterial stiffness, however their correlation with global atherosclerotic burden has not been previously assessed. We compare C...

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Main Authors: Jonathan R Weir-McCall, Faisel Khan, Matthew A Lambert, Carly L Adamson, Michael Gardner, Stephen J Gandy, Prasad Guntur Ramkumar, Jill J F Belch, Allan D Struthers, Petra Rauchhaus, Andrew D Morris, J Graeme Houston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4059661?pdf=render