Achilles Tendon Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Among Japanese Subjects - Michikura, Masahito; Ogura, Masatsune; Yamamoto, Masahiro; Sekimoto, Masahiko; Fuke, Chizuru; Hori, Mika; Arai, Koji; Kihara, Shinji; Hosoda, Kiminori; Yanagi, Koji; Harada-Shiba, Mariko (Circulation Journal, 2017)
Keywords: Achilles tendon; Achilles Tendon - diagnostic imaging; Adult; Aged; Asian People; Carotid intima-media thickness; Coronary artery disease; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Female; Humans; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - diagnosis; Male; Middle Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography - methods; Achilles tendon; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Coronary artery disease; Carotid intima-media thickness; Ultrasonography