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SUBMITTER: Skilton MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6723244 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Skilton Michael R MR Celermajer David S DS Cosmi Erich E Crispi Fatima F Gidding Samuel S SS Raitakari Olli T OT Urbina Elaine M EM
Journal of clinical medicine 20190812 8
Atherosclerosis underlies most myocardial infarctions and ischemic strokes. The timing of onset and the rate of progression of atherosclerosis differ between individuals and among arterial sites. Physical manifestations of atherosclerosis may begin in early life, particularly in the abdominal aorta. Measurement of the abdominal aortic intima-media thickness by external ultrasound is a non-invasive methodology for quantifying the extent and severity of early atherosclerosis in children, adolescen ...[more]