Relationship between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Carotid Artery Intimal-Medial Thickness
Abstract In older adults, measurement of carotid artery intimal-medial thickness (IMT) has gained acceptance as a noninvasive, inexpensive method to assess the extent of atherosclerosis. Several pieces of evidence support the validity of this method. Measurements of carotid IMT with ultrasonography...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
2006
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195150650.003.0005 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52225125/isbn-9780195150650-book-part-5.pdf |