Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Detected by Doppler Ultrasound
Background: The excess mortality associated with rheumatoid arthritis is largely due to cardiovascular disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is of primary importance in atherogenesis. The intimamedia thickness of extracranial carotid arteries is a measurable index of the presence of atherosclerosis. Object...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Baghdad/ Al-Kindy College of Medicine
2009-06-01
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| Series: | مجله كليه طب الكندي |
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| Online Access: | https://jkmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/MEDICAL/article/view/725 |