Coronary risk factors
NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Praxis Press) Ultrasound measurements of carotid arterial intimal-medial thickness, a measure of atherosclerosis, are increasingly used as cardiovascular endpoints in clinical studies, but the association of carotid atherosclerosis and major coronary risk factors is unknown. Mannami and colleagues evaluated the relationship between major coronary risk factors (hypertension, smoking, and hypercholesterolemia) and ultrasound measures of carotid atherosclerosis in 3,998 Japanese m
The Scientist Staff
Aug 16, 2000
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