Echo-Lucency of Computerized Ultrasound Images of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques Are Associated With Increased Levels of Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins as Well as Increased Plaque Lipid Content
- 13 January 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 97 (1) , 34-40
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.97.1.34
Abstract
Background—Echo-lucency of carotid atherosclerotic plaques on computerized ultrasound B-mode images has been associated with a high incidence of brain infarcts as evaluated on CT scans. We tested t...Keywords
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