In vivo association between low wall shear stress and plaque in subjects with asymmetrical carotid atherosclerosis

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 993-998

  Gnasso, Agostino ^a,c   Irace, Concetta ^a   Carallo, Claudio ^a   De Franceschi, Maria Serena ^a   Motti, Corradino ^b   Mattioli, Pier Luigi ^a   Pujia, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

Author keywords

arterial wall; atherosclerosis; carotid artery diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STROKE;

EID: 0031004009     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.5.993     Document Type: Article

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