Utility of carotid duplex in young adults with lower extremity atherosclerosis: How aggressive should we be in screening young patients?

Vascular

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 408-413

  Valentine, R J ^a   Hagino, R T ^a   Boyd, P I ^a   Kakish, H B ^a   Clagett, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; premature atherosclerosis; risk factors; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0031193674     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099700500412     Document Type: Article

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