The plasma protein profile and cardiovascular risk differ between intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and the bulb: A meta-analysis and a longitudinal evaluation
Atherosclerosis
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January
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2020
6 years ago
Genetic loci associated with CHD show different relationships with intima-media thickness in the common carotid artery (IMT-CCA) and in the bulb (IMT-bulb). We evaluated if IMT-CCA and IMT-bulb differ also with respect to circulating protein profiles and risk of incident atherosclerotic disease.
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Lind L, Gigante B, Borne Y, Mälarstig A, Sundström J, Ärnlöv J, Ingelsson E, Baldassarre D, Tremoli E, Veglia F, Hamsten A, Orho-Melander M, Nilsson J, Melander O, Engström G. The plasma protein profile and cardiovascular risk differ between intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and the bulb: A meta-analysis and a longitudinal evaluation. Atherosclerosis 2020 Jan 18;295:25-30. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.01.011