Evaluation of carotid arterial plaques after endarterectomy for Helicobacter pylori infection

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1586-1587

  Malnick, Stephen D H ^a   Goland, Sorel ^a   Kaftoury, Avinoam ^a   Schwarz, Henry ^a   Pasik, Shlomo ^a   Mashiach, Aaron ^a   Sthoeger, Zev ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDARTERECTOMY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033153147     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00158-7     Document Type: Article

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