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Intrafamilial correlations of carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation in a Siberian population.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 2007
Ryabikov Andrew, Malyutina Sofia, Ryabikov Maxim, Kuznetsova Tatiana, Staessen Jan A, Nikitin Yuri
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intima-media thickening and impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation are complex phenotypes determined by genetic and environmental factors. Few studies assessed these phenotypes in the same subjects. The goal of our study was to assess the sex-specific intrafamilial aggregation of ultrasonographic carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and brachial flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in a Siberian...
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