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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2009-10-01
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Series: | Artery Research |
Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125925811/view |