Aortic plaque morphology and vascular events: A follow-up study in patients with ischemic stroke

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3838-3841

  Cohen, Ariel ^a,c   Tzourio, Christophe ^a,b   Bertrand, Bernard ^a,b   Chauvel, Christophe ^a   Bousser, Marie Germaine ^a   Amarenco, Pierre ^a  

^a Saint Antoine University   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Atherosclerotic disease; Calcifications; Echocardiography; Plaque; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030667094     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.11.3838     Document Type: Article

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