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SUBMITTER: Weberruß H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4788416 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weberruß Heidi H Pirzer Raphael R Dalla Pozza Robert R Netz Heinrich H Oberhoffer Renate R
PloS one 20160311 3
Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a surrogate marker of early atherosclerotic changes in children. cIMT-studies are hard to compare, due to variations in ultrasound protocols, especially regarding the common carotid artery (CCA) segment measured in relation to the bulb. This study's purpose was therefore to compare two distinct CCA segments in children, to see if cIMT values differ substantially according to the site of measurement. cIMT was assessed after power calculation in 30 children ...[more]