Early-Onset Carotid Atherosclerosis Is Associated With Increased Intima-Media Thickness and Elevated Serum Levels of Inflammatory Markers
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 34 (1) , 58-63
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000048845.83285.ac
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Several factors have been held responsible for the development of atherosclerosis. To avoid the masking effect of age, we evaluated correlates of carotid atherosclerosis in ...Keywords
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