Relation between adolescent cardiovascular risk factors and carotid intima-media echogenicity in healthy young adults: The atherosclerosis risk in young adults (ARYA) study.

<h4>Background</h4> <p>Echogenicity is an ultrasound measure that reflects arterial wall composition. In adult populations, lower carotid intima-media echogenicity relates to an unfavorable cardiovascular risk burden yet appears to reflect a different aspect of arterial wall remode...

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Hauptverfasser: Eikendal, A, Groenewegen, K, Bots, M, Peters, S, Uiterwaal, C, den Ruijter, H
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: American Heart Association 2016