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Uric acid is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in a Japanese elderly population without metabolic syndrome

BACKGROUND: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is an useful surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease. Associations between uric acid (UA), metabolic syndrome (MetS) and carotid IMT have been reported, but findings regarding the relationship have been inconsistent. METHODS: A total of 1,579 Japan...

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Auteurs principaux: Takayama, Shuzo, Kawamoto, Ryuichi, Kusunoki, Tomo, Abe, Masanori, Onji, Morikazu
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3293733/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22234039
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-11-2
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