Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness in Adults From Sub‐Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI‐Gen Study

BACKGROUND: Studies on the determinants of carotid intima‐media thickness (CIMT), a marker of sub‐clinical atherosclerosis, mostly come from white, Asian, and diasporan black populations. We present CIMT data from sub‐Saharan Africa, which is experiencing a rising burden of cardiovascular diseases a...

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Veröffentlicht in:J Am Heart Assoc
Hauptverfasser: Nonterah, Engelbert A., Boua, Palwende R., Klipstein‐Grobusch, Kerstin, Asiki, Gershim, Micklesfield, Lisa K., Agongo, Godfred, Ali, Stuart A., Mashinya, Felistas, Sorgho, Herman, Nakanabo‐Diallo, Seydou, Debpuur, Cornelius, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Alberts, Marianne, Norris, Shane, Tollman, Stephen, Tinto, Halidou, Soo, Cassandra C., Mukomana, Freedom, Hazelhurst, Scott, Wade, Alisha N., Kahn, Kathleen, Oduro, Abraham R., Grobbee, Diederick E., Sankoh, Osman, Ramsay, Michèle, Bots, Michiel L., Crowther, Nigel J.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662137/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31304842
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011506
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