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Ultrasound determined carotid and femoral atherosclerosis in Lithuanian and Swedish men : The LiVicordia study
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- Kristenson, Margareta, 1950- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Institutionen för hälsa och miljö,Förebygg.med
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- Lassvik, Claes (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Klinisk fysiologi,Fysiologiska kliniken
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- Bergdahl, Björn, 1940- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Kardiologi,Kardiologiska kliniken
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Kucinskiene, Z (author)
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Aizieniene, L (author)
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- Ziedén, Bo, 1963- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Internmedicin,GE: endomed
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Schäfer Elinder, Liselott (author)
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- Olsson, Anders, 1940- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Internmedicin,GE: endomed
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In: Atherosclerosis. - 0021-9150 .- 1879-1484. ; 151:2, s. 501-508
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- Coronary heart disease mortality is four times higher in Lithuanian compared to Swedish middle-aged men. Using the same equipment (Acuson XP10 with 5 MHz linear transducer) and staff, we compared the amount of atherosclerosis in carotid and femoral arteries in 100 randomly sampled 50-year-old men in each of the cities Vilnius, Lithuania and Linköping, Sweden. Atherosclerotic plaques were more abundant in Vilnius men compared to Linköping men (53 versus 28% in the common carotid artery, 73 versus 37% in the common femoral artery, P<0.001 for both). Plaques were thicker and more extended in arteries of Vilnius men, and an ultrasound atherosclerosis score was higher in both carotid and femoral arteries (P<0.001 for all). More Vilnius men had a maximal intima-media thickness of the common femoral artery above 1 mm (P<0.005). Stiffness in the common carotid artery was higher in Vilnius men (P<0.001). In a linear regression model of the pooled material, after adjustment for city was made, smoking, systolic blood pressure, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and β-carotene (inversely) significantly contributed to a high total ultrasound score (r2=0.32). These findings show that the higher coronary mortality noted in Lithuanian men goes together with a higher prevalence of early peripheral atherosclerosis.
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