Prevalence of carotid artery kinking in 590 consecutive subjects evaluated by Echocolordoppler. Is there a correlation with arterial hypertension?

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Pancera, P ^a,b   Ribul, M ^a   Presciuttini, B ^a   Lechi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Carotid arteriosclerosis; Kinking; Transitory ischaemic attack

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0033910479     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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