Low risk of ischemic stroke in patients with reduced internal carotid artery lumen diameter distal to severe symptomatic carotid stenosis: Cerebral protection due to low poststenotic flow?

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 622-630

  Rothwell, P M ^a   Warlow, C P ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Carotid endarterectomy; Ischemia; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PROTECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034057362     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.3.622     Document Type: Article

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