Association of Circulating Matrix Metalloproteinases With Carotid Artery Characteristics: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Carotid MRI Study

Abstract

To examine the relationship of plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) with carotid artery characteristics measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a cross-sectional investigation among Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Carotid MRI Study participants