The association between coronary atherosclerotic burden and asymmetric dimethylarginine, carotis intima media thickness and endothelial function

• Main Authors: Fatma Can (Author), Murat Ziyrek (Author), Şükran Erdem (Author), Murat Civan (Author), Uzay Görmüş (Author), Sinan Şahin (Author), Zeydin Acar (Author), Çavlan Çiftçi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Objectives: Detection of extent and severity of atherosclerosis using easy, non-invasive methods is of great importance. Atherosclerotic burden may be evaluated with the Gensini scoring system (GSS). Carotis intima media thickness (CIMT), plasma asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) level, and endothe...