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SUBMITTER: Sturlaugsdottir R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546903 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sturlaugsdottir Ran R Aspelund Thor T Bjornsdottir Gudlaug G Sigurdsson Sigurdur S Eiriksdottir Gudny G Imai Cindy Mari CM Garcia Melissa M Launer Lenore J LJ Harris Tamara B TB Gudnason Vilmundur V
Atherosclerosis 20150627 1
<h4>Background</h4>Ideal cardiovascular (CV) health by simultaneous presence of 7 ideal health metrics (blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, smoking, BMI, physical activity and diet) has been defined by the American Heart Association. In the current study we investigated the association of a CV health score (range 0-14), on the extent and progression of carotid atherosclerosis, assessed as carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and total plaque area (TPA) by ultrasound at 5 years interval.<h4>Me ...[more]