Carotid Atherosclerosis Measured by B-Mode Ultrasound in Populations: Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ARIC Study

Heiss, Gerardo; Richey Sharrett, A.; W. Barnes, Ralph; E. Chambless, Lloyd; Szklo, Moysés; Alzola, Carlos

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116078

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Carotid Atherosclerosis Measured by B-Mode Ultrasound in Populations: Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ARIC Study

Published in American Journal of Epidemiology • Aug 1, 1991

Authors:

Gerardo Heiss

A. Richey Sharrett

Ralph W. Barnes

Abstract

To assess whether carotid atherosclerosis measured by B-mode ultrasound is related to cardiovascular risk factors, 386 cases with carotid artery wall thickening and an equal number of controls free of arterial intima-media thickening were drawn from the cohort of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communit...

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Medicine

Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities

Risk factor

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