Inconsistent Correlation Between Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Peripheral Arterial Tonometry: Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

To estimate the association between 2 markers for atherosclerosis, measurements of carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and of peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT), and to evaluate the role of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in this association.We applied the 2 diagnostic tests to 588...

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Published in:	Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 94; no. 33; p. e1403
Main Authors:	Lemos, Sara P., Passos, Valéria Maria A., Brant, Luisa C.C., Bensenor, Isabela J.M., Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz P., Barreto, Sandhi Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01-08-2015 Wolters Kluwer Health
Subjects:	Adult Atherosclerosis - diagnosis Atherosclerosis - epidemiology Atherosclerosis - physiopathology Brazil - epidemiology Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging Carotid Arteries - physiopathology Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Female Humans Hyperemia - diagnosis Hyperemia - etiology Longitudinal Studies Male Manometry - methods Middle Aged Observational Study Pulse Wave Analysis - methods Reproducibility of Results Risk Assessment Risk Factors
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