作者: J. David Spence , Tatjana Rundek
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-688-5_25
关键词: Intima-media thickness 、 Framingham Risk Score 、 Internal medicine 、 Cardiology 、 Carotid ultrasound 、 Plaque area 、 Heart failure 、 Medicine 、 Response to therapy 、 Vascular disease 、 Peripheral
摘要: Atherosclerosis is the underlying process that causes most death and disability worldwide.1 It cause of myocardial infarctions, peripheral vascular disease, a large proportion strokes, contributes to much heart failure. There are several ways quantify burden atherosclerosis, quantifying change in atherosclerotic over time may be useful. These include risk stratification, evaluation contribution factors (new old) patient’s response therapy, genetic research, potential new therapies for atherosclerosis.