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Infectious Burden and Carotid Plaque Thickness

Authors :
Elkind, Mitchell S.V.
Luna, Jorge M.
Moon, Yeseon Park
Boden-Albala, Bernadette
Liu, Khin M.
Spitalnik, Steven
Rundek, Tanja
Sacco, Ralph L.
Paik, Myunghee C.
Source :
Stroke (Ovid); March 2010, Vol. 41 Issue: 3 pe117-e122, 6p
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The overall burden of prior infections may contribute to atherosclerosis and stroke risk. We hypothesized that serological evidence of common infections would be associated with carotid plaque thickness in a multiethnic cohort.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00392499 and 15244628
Volume :
41
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Stroke (Ovid)
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs48319740
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.571299