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Carotid artery intima-media thickness could predict the presence of coronary artery lesions
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The purpose of the present study was to examine whether intima-media thickness (IMT) predicts the presence of the coronary artery lesions independent of other risk factors including clinic blood pressure (BP), parameters of 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring, body mass index, serum cholesterol. and glucose levels. The study population consisted of 390 consecutive subjects who had recently under-one coronary arteriography; 51 subjects with no measurable lesions in their coronary arteries (control group) and 339 subjects with coronary artery lesions (coronary artery disease [CAD] group). Mean IMT of the common carotid artery (MCCA) and internal carotid artery (MICA) were significantly higher in subjects with CAD compare control subjects (P
- Subjects :
- cardiovascular system
cardiovascular diseases
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......2127..71bfbcda295787dc3a692697a1b5a58d