The triple line pattern on carotid intima media thickness imaging and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in patients on lipid lowering therapy

Tania A Singh1 Division of Cardiology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Bethesda, MD

Todd C Villines2 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Allen J Taylor3 Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence[email protected]

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