The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

Continuing Medical Education Course for “Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical
Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus Statement for …

Context Exposure to cardiovascular risk factors during childhood and adolescence may be
associated with the development of atherosclerosis later in life. Objective To study the …

The premier single-volume reference in the field of anesthesia, Clinical Anesthesia is now in
its Sixth Edition, with thoroughly updated coverage, a new full-color design, and a revamped …

This article describes the prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis assessed by
ultrasonography, its association with risk factors, and its relation to symptomatic coronary …

Background and Purpose This study was done to assess the relationship between prevalent
cardiovascular disease and arterial wall thickness in middle-aged US adults. Methods The …

Background—Exposure to risk factors such as hypertension or hypercholesterolemia
decreases the bioavailability of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) and impairs …

Objective The objective of this review is to evaluate the evidence for the hypothesis that
cardiovascular reactivity can predict the development of preclinical (elevated blood …

Objective To determine the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis and associated risk factors
in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Carotid plaque and intima …

BACKGROUND HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (or statins), a new class of lipid-lowering
compounds, have raised expectations for more widespread use than that of the older lipid …