"Carotid Arteries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.
| Descriptor ID |
D002339
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.186
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotid Arteries" by people in Profiles.
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Nesfatin-1 and visfatin expression is associated with reduced atherosclerotic disease risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Peptides. 2018 04; 102:31-37.
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Arterial wave reflection and subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 May-Jun; 36(3):412-420.
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Omentin concentrations are independently associated with those of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in patients with mild but not severe rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2017 Jan; 37(1):3-11.
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Circulating concentrations of the novel adipokine chemerin are associated with cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2014 Sep; 41(9):1746-54.
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The carotid artery atherosclerosis burden and its relation to cardiovascular risk factors in black and white Africans with established rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. J Rheumatol. 2012 Sep; 39(9):1798-806.
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Carotid intima-media thickness is a predictor of coronary artery disease in South African black patients. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2009 Jul-Aug; 20(4):237-9.
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Is prehypertension an independent predictor of target organ changes in young-to-middle-aged persons of African descent? J Hypertens. 2008 Dec; 26(12):2279-87.
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Auto-antibodies against oxidized LDL as a marker of coronary artery disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia. Ann Clin Biochem. 2000 Mar; 37 ( Pt 2):174-8.
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Efficacy of vitamin E compared with either simvastatin or atorvastatin in preventing the progression of atherosclerosis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Am J Cardiol. 1999 Dec 01; 84(11):1344-6, A7.
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Noninvasive ultrasonic biopsy: evaluation of early arteriosclerotic lesions progression in normal asymptomatic, hyperlipidemic, and diabetic subjects. Angiology. 1993 Feb; 44(2):93-9.