Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Young Adults with Family History of Coronary Artery Disease

Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Young Adults with Family History of Coronary Artery Disease

Background: It is well established that accelerated atherosclerosis occurs in middle-aged and elderly adults with family history of coronary artery disease (CAD). However similar data on younger population with genetic predisposition is lacking. As identifying and treating this target group at an...

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Main Authors: KANIMOZHI SADASIVAM, POORNIMA NAGARAJAN, INDIRA DURAI, MEENAKSHI SUNDARI, SARAVANAN AYYAVOO, THILAGAVATHI RAMAMOORTHY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
carotid ultrasound
cardiovascular disease risk
familial predisposition
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6462/15386_CE(Ra1)_F(GH)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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