Article
Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia mutations and control subjects.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 1998
Tonstad S, Joakimsen O, Stensland-Bugge E, Ose L, Bønaa K H, Leren T P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), ultrasonographic measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque may provide a non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular risk. METHODS: We examined carotid artery IMT and its determinants in 79 non-smoking, normot...
Topics
- Adult
- Arteriosclerosis
- Blood Pressure
- Body Mass Index
- Carotid Arteries
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
- Lipids
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Mutation
- Risk Factors
- Tunica Intima
- Tunica Media
- Ultrasonography
- Xanthomatosis