Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 58-65 , January 2010

Association between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Pericardial Fat in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

  • Elsayed Z. Soliman, MD, MSc, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elsayed Z. Soliman, MD, MSc, MS, Epidemiological Cardiology Research Center (EPICARE), Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2000 W First St, Piedmont Plaza 2, Suite 505, Winston Salem, NC 27104.
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  • Jingzhong Ding, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
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  • Fang-Chi Hsu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
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  • J. Jeffrey Carr, MD, MSCE

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
    • Department of Radiologic Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
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  • Joseph F. Polak, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • David C. Goff Jr., MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina

Received 28 January 2009 ,Revised 9 March 2009 ,Accepted 26 March 2009.

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 Supported by contracts N01-HC-95159 through N01-HC-95165, N01-HC-95169, R0-HL071250 through R01-HL071252, R01-HL071259, R01-HL071051, R01-HL071205, and R01-HL085323 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

PII: S1052-3057(09)00066-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.03.008

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 58-65 , January 2010

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