Concept of Atherosclerosis Velocity: Is It a Better Measure of Cardiovascular Risk?
In most cases atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of vascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke. It is believed that endothelial injury is the earliest change in the artery wall and that this precedes the formation of lesions of atherosclerosis. Recent developments in the field of ath...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3808944/ |