Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Nutritional Intake are not Associated with Ultrasound-defined Increased Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Individuals Without a History of Cardiovascular Events

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Nutritional Intake are not Associated with Ultrasound-defined Increased Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Individuals Without a History of Cardiovascular Events

Background: Carotid ultrasound appears to be useful in the assessment of cardiovascular risk. In this study, we have assessed the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in a group of individuals without a history of cardiovascular events. Methods: A sample of 431subjects (189 [43.9%] males and 242 [...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh, SeyyedMohammad Reza Kazemi-Bajestani, Habib Esmaeili, Payam Vedadian, Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Ali Reza Heidari-Bakavoli, Mohsen Moohebati, Mohammad Safarian, Naghmeh Mokhber, Mohsen Nematy, Mohsen Mazidi, Gorden A Ferns, Majid Ghayour-Mehrabani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Carotid artery atherosclerosis
duplex ultrasound
intima-media thickness
nutritional intake
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=11;spage=1412;epage=1421;aulast=Azarpazhooh

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