"Tunica Intima" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina.
| Descriptor ID |
D017539
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Tunica Intima- Tunica Intima
- Vascular Intima
- Intima, Vascular
- Intimas, Vascular
- Vascular Intimas
- Tunica Intima Vasorum
Arterial Intima- Arterial Intima
- Arterial Intimas
- Intima, Arterial
- Intimas, Arterial
Venous Intima- Venous Intima
- Intima, Venous
- Intimas, Venous
- Venous Intimas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tunica Intima" by people in Profiles.
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Association of vitamin D insufficiency with carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected persons. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Apr 01; 52(7):941-4.
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Effect of inter-reader variability on outcomes in studies using carotid intima media thickness quantified by carotid ultrasonography. Eur J Epidemiol. 2010 Jun; 25(6):385-92.
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The epidemiology of subclavian stenosis and its association with markers of subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis. 2010 Jul; 211(1):266-70.
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Adiposity predicts carotid intima-media thickness in healthy children and adolescents. J Pediatr. 2010 Apr; 156(4):592-7.e2.
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Segment-specific associations of carotid intima-media thickness with cardiovascular risk factors: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. Stroke. 2010 Jan; 41(1):9-15.
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Preclinical atherosclerosis due to HIV infection: carotid intima-medial thickness measurements from the FRAM study. AIDS. 2009 Sep 10; 23(14):1841-9.
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Physical fitness and carotid atherosclerosis in men. Int J Sports Med. 2009 Sep; 30(9):672-6.
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Tissue factor pathway inhibitor, vascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Nov; 207(1):277-83.
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Replication of calpain-10 genetic association with carotid intima-media thickness. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Aug; 205(2):503-5.
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Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) cosegregates with blood pressure and renal function in hypertensive Hispanic families. Atherosclerosis. 2008 May; 198(1):160-5.