Effect of Chronic Khat Chewing on Intima-Media Thickness of Common Carotid Arteries in Yemeni volunteers

Effect of Chronic Khat Chewing on Intima-Media Thickness of Common Carotid Arteries in Yemeni volunteers

Objective: To assess the changes occurring in both common carotid arteries (CCAs) intima-media thickness (IMT) in Yemeni chronic khat chewers using B-mode ultrasonography. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 195 participants (103 regular khat chewers and 92 non-khat chewers) c...

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Main Authors: Ameen M. Amer, Elsafi A. Abdalla, Amna A. M. Mokhtar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Science and Technology, Yemen 2021-07-01
Series:Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences
Subjects:
khat chewing
intima media thickness
carotid
yemen
Online Access:https://journals.ust.edu/index.php/yjms/article/view/1792/1558

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https://journals.ust.edu/index.php/yjms/article/view/1792/1558

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