Abstract
Summary Vascular screening including the coronary, carotid, renal arteries and aorta using non-contrast MRA in 300 asymptomatic subjects detected atherosclerosis lesions including the coronary artery in 5% of participants. Background Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease affecting arteries in a whole body and a major cause of death in the world. There are few data, however, on the extent of the diseases associated with atherosclerosis in asymptomatic subjects.
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Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease affecting arteries in a whole body and a major cause of death in the world
Summary Vascular screening including the coronary, carotid, renal arteries and aorta using non-contrast MRA in 300 asymptomatic subjects detected atherosclerosis lesions including the coronary artery in 5% of participants
The diseases of the aorta were detected by sagittal images of the coronary artery and coronal images of the renal artery by which the whole aorta from the ascending aorta to common iliac arteries was covered
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Yuki Sekine-Ohmoto1*, Makiko Ishihara, Takashi Yoshida, Junji Takahashi, Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Tsuji, Yasuji Arase. Summary Vascular screening including the coronary, carotid, renal arteries and aorta using non-contrast MRA in 300 asymptomatic subjects detected atherosclerosis lesions including the coronary artery in 5% of participants
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