Evaluation of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis and Arterial Stiffness in Cardiovascular Disease Risk: An Ongoing Prospective Study From the Kailuan Cohort

Evaluation of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis and Arterial Stiffness in Cardiovascular Disease Risk: An Ongoing Prospective Study From the Kailuan Cohort

ObjectiveTo assess whether carotid artery ultrasonography and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) measurement can accurately predict cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, and all-cause mortality in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD).MethodsPatients from the Kailuan Study Stroke...

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Main Authors: Wen Li, Yan Wang, Shuohua Chen, Jianqiu Zhao, Qi Su, Yanfeng Fan, Shouling Wu, Jun Li, Jiang Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
arterial stiffness (AS)
carotid plaque (CP)
cardiovascular disease
all-cause mortality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.812652/full

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