Prevalence of Carotid Plaque in a 63‐ to 65‐Year‐Old Norwegian Cohort From the General Population: The ACE (Akershus Cardiac Examination) 1950 Study

Prevalence of Carotid Plaque in a 63‐ to 65‐Year‐Old Norwegian Cohort From the General Population: The ACE (Akershus Cardiac Examination) 1950 Study

BackgroundNew data on extracranial carotid atherosclerosis are needed, as improved ultrasound techniques may detect more atherosclerosis, the definition of plaque has changed over the years, and better cardiovascular risk control in the population may have changed patterns of carotid arterial wall d...

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Main Authors: Håkon Ihle‐Hansen, Thea Vigen, Hege Ihle‐Hansen, Ole Morten Rønning, Trygve Berge, Bente Thommessen, Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Eivind Bjørkan Orstad, Steve Enger, Ståle Nygård, Helge Røsjø, Arnljot Tveit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
cardiovascular disease
carotid artery
carotid ultrasound
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008562

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