Relationship of the metabolic syndrome to carotid ultrasound traits

Background The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased vascular disease risk. We evaluated two carotid ultrasound measurements, namely intima media thickness and total plaque volume, in a Canadian Oji-Cree population with a high metabolic syndrome prevalence rate. Methods As part of the Sand...
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Pollex, Rebecca L [verfasserIn]

Al-Shali, Khalid Z

House, Andrew A

Spence, J David

Fenster, Aaron

Mamakeesick, Mary

Zinman, Bernard

Harris, Stewart B

Hanley, Anthony JG

Hegele, Robert A

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2006

Schlagwörter:

Intima Media Thickness

Carotid Ultrasound

Metabolic Syndrome Component

Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence

MetS Definition

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© Pollex et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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Enthalten in: Cardiovascular ultrasound - London : Biomed Central, 2003, 4(2006), 1 vom: 07. Juli

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:4 ; year:2006 ; number:1 ; day:07 ; month:07

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1476-7120-4-28

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SPR029420601

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