Relationship of Carotid Distensibility and Thoracic Aorta Calcification: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Stiffening of the central elastic arteries is one of the earliest detectable manifestations of adverse change within the vessel wall. While an association between carotid artery stiffness and adverse events has been demonstrated, little is known about the relationship between stiffness and atheroscl...

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Main Authors: Blaha, Michael J., Budoff, Matthew J., Rivera, Juan J., Katz, Ronit, O'Leary, Daniel H., Polak, Joseph F., Takasu, Junichiro, Blumenthal, Roger S., Nasir, Khurram
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118641/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19805639
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.138396
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