Hypoechoic plaque at US of the carotid artery: An independent risk factor for incident stroke in adults aged 65 years or older

Radiology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 649-654

  Polak, Joseph F ^a   Shemanski, Lynn ^b   O'Leary, Daniel H ^c   Lefkowitz, David ^d   Price, Thomas R ^e   Savage, Peter J ^f   Brant, William E ^g   Reid, Cheryl ^h  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Carotid arteries diseases; Carotid arteries, stenosis or obstruction

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031752671     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.208.3.9722841     Document Type: Article

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