17. CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN A LARGE COHORT STUDY AND REALLY NORMAL SUBJECTS

Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been widely used as a surrogate of early atherosclerosis. However, the characteristics of patients in cohort-based studies of carotid IMT are very heterogeneous. We evaluated the carotid intima, media, and IMT in really normal (RN) subjects who ha...

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Main Authors: Woo-Baek Chung, Ho-Joong Youn, Yun-Seok Choi, Hee-Jung Hwang, Jae-Beom Lee, Jong-Won Chung, Chul-Soo Park, Yong-Seog Oh, Sang-Hong Baek, Wook-Sung Chung, Ki-Bae Seung, Jae-Hyung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2009-10-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125925811/view