Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women

Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women

Arterial diameter is an underutilized indicator of vascular health. We hypothesized that interadventitial and lumen diameter of the common carotid artery would be better indicators of vascular health than carotid plaque or intima media thickness (IMT). Participants were 491 overweight or obese, po...

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Main Authors: Kelly D. Lloyd, Emma Barinas-Mitchell, Lewis H. Kuller, Rachel H. Mackey, Eric A. Wong, Kim Sutton-Tyrrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/169323
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