Prevalence of asymptomatic CT infarcts in the ongoing asymptomatic carotid surgery trial (ACST)

International Angiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 194-200

  Robless, P ^a   Baxter, A ^a   Byrd, S ^a   Emson, M ^a   Halliday, A ^a,b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Academic Surgical Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain disease radiography; Carotid stenosis; Cerebral infarction; Risk factors; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031752858     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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