Editorial: Assessing cardiovascular risk – should physicians start measuring neck circumference?
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The association between neck circumference and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between neck circumferences and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 100 patients with acute coronary syndrome in Kerman hospitals were assessed by measuring their neck circumference and risk factors of cardiovascular disease. The data were analyzed by student t...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2047-4873,2047-4881
DOI: 10.1177/2047487317737630