Prediction of clinical cardiovascular events with carotid intima-media thickness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in Circulation on January 22, 2007

Authors

Matthias W Lorenz1, Hugh S Markus, Michiel L Bots, Maria Rosvall, Matthias Sitzer

Author Affiliations

1: Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Department for Neurology, Schleusenweg 2-16, D-60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany. matthias.lorenz@em.uni-frankfurt.de

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Target Organ Damage and Polymorphisms Vav-2 and Vav-3 in Hypertensive Subjects (LOD-HTA) | NCT02022618

Visualization of Asymptomatic Atherosclerotic Disease for Optimum Cardiovascular Prevention (VIPVIZA) | NCT01849575

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