Why not screen for subclinical atherosclerosis?
Lancet
.
2011 Aug 20;378(9792):645-6.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60059-7.
Epub 2011 Mar 25.
Authors
Henrik Sillesen
1
,
Erling Falk
Affiliation
1
Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet and University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. sillesen@mac.com
PMID:
21440933
DOI:
10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60059-7
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Ankle Brachial Index
Atherosclerosis / diagnosis*
Atherosclerosis / prevention & control
Calcium / metabolism
Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / metabolism
Humans
Risk Assessment
Ultrasonography
Substances
Calcium