Epidemiological Investigation of Carotid Atherosclerosis among the Middle and Old Aged Senior Intellectuals in Higher Education Institutions of Chongqing
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and the risk factors of carotid atherosclerosis(CAS) by researching the incidence of CAS and its associated factors among the middle and old aged senior intellectuals in higher education institution of Chongqing. Additionally, in order to confirm the clinical significance of serum inflammatory markers which reflecting the vulnerability of plaque, We proceeded the carotid ultrasound examination and detected the serum Hypersensitive C-reactive protein(Hs-CRP) and Matri...