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Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)

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3-dimensional ultrasound reconstruction of a carotid artery in an apparently healthy PESA-CNIC-Santander study participant. The upper image shows the situation at the time of the first imaging study, when no atherosclerotic plaques were detected. The lower image shows the same artery 6 years later, when several plaques were detected.  

 

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