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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2015

Ultrasound imaging for risk assessment in atherosclerosis.

David C Steinl, Beat A Kaufmann

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David C SteinlDepartment of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel 4031, Switzerland. david.steinl@unibas.ch.
Beat A KaufmannDivision of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland. beat.kaufmann@usb.ch.
University Hospital of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis and its consequences like acute myocardial infarction or stroke are highly prevalent in western countries, and the incidence of atherosclerosis is rapidly rising in developing countries. Atherosclerosis is a disease that progresses silently over several decades before it results in the aforementioned clinical consequences. Therefore, there is a clinical need for imaging methods to detect the early stages of atherosclerosis and to better risk stratify patients. In this review, we will discuss how ultrasound imaging can contribute to the detection and risk stratification of atherosclerosis by (a) detecting advanced and early plaques; (b) evaluating the biomechanical consequences of atherosclerosis in the vessel wall;

Indexed as

Diagnostic ImagingRisk AssessmentAtherosclerosisBiomechanical PhenomenaContrast MediaHumansUltrasonographyContrast Media

Identifiers

PMID25938969
PMCPMC4463615
OpenAlexW2034233204

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