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Carotid Atherosclerosis

Known as: Carotid Atherosclerotic Diseases, Carotid Atheroscleroses, Atherosclerotic Diseases, Carotid 
 
National Institutes of Health

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Carotid Artery Diseases

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2013
2013
Combined effects of child and adult elevated blood pressure on subclinical atherosclerosis: the International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort Consortium.
BACKGROUND Elevated blood pressure (BP) levels in childhood have been associated with subsequent atherosclerosis. However, it is… (More)
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2012
2012
Carotid atherosclerosis and chronic hepatitis C: a prospective study of risk associations.
UNLABELLED There are contrasting results in studies of cardiovascular risk in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C (G1… (More)
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2011
2011
Tissue vibration induces carotid artery endothelial dysfunction: a mechanism linking snoring and carotid atherosclerosis?
STUDY OBJECTIVES We have previously identified heavy snoring as an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis. In order… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of intraplaque neovascularization in carotid arteries: correlation with histology and plaque echogenicity.
OBJECTIVES This study was designed to evaluate contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of carotid atherosclerosis as a clinical tool… (More)
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2008
2008
Atorvastatin reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with carotid atherosclerosis: a secondary analysis of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL…
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial found that treatment… (More)
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2008
2008
Characterization of carotid atherosclerosis and detection of soft plaque with use of black-blood MR imaging.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In the treatment of carotid atherosclerosis, the rate of stenosis and characteristics of plaque should be… (More)
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2007
2007
Association of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis (the Rancho Bernardo Study).
Studies of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as predictors of atherosclerosis have had mixed results. The purpose… (More)
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2004
2004
Glucose and insulin components of the metabolic syndrome are associated with hyperandrogenism in postmenopausal women: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.
In 1990-1992, the authors investigated the association of total and free testosterone with the metabolic syndrome in… (More)
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1999
1999
Do hemophilia A and von Willebrand disease protect against carotid atherosclerosis? A comparative study between coagulopathics and normal subjects by means of carotid echo-color Doppler scan.
Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disease caused by genetic and environmental factors with important clinical sequelae. The aim… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effects of lowering average of below-average cholesterol levels on the progression of carotid atherosclerosis: results of the LIPID Atherosclerosis Substudy. LIPID Trial Research Group.
BACKGROUND Cholesterol lowering in patients with above-average cholesterol levels has been shown to reduce the progression of… (More)
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