Sonographic evaluation of Achilles tendons and carotid atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia

被引:17
作者
Jarauta, Estibaliz [1 ]
Junyent, Mireia [2 ]
Gilabert, Rosa [2 ]
Plana, Nuria [3 ,4 ]
Mateo-Gallego, Rocio [1 ]
de Groot, Eric [5 ]
Cenarro, Ana [1 ]
Nunez, Isabel [2 ]
Coll, Blay [3 ,4 ]
Masana, Luis [3 ,4 ]
Ros, Emilio [2 ]
Civeira, Fernando [1 ]
机构
[1] Hosp Univ Miguel Servet, Inst Aragones Ciencias Salud, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
[2] Hosp Clin Barcelona, Inst Invest Biomed August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
[3] Inst Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
[4] Univ Rovira & Virgili, Hosp Univ St Joan, E-43201 Reus, Spain
[5] Amsterdam Med Ctr, Image Vasc Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands
关键词
Familial hypercholesterolemia; Tendon xanthomas; Cardiovascular risk; Carotid intima-media thickness; THICKNESS;
D O I
10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.09.040
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:345 / 347
页数:3
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