Impaired cerebral vasoreactivity and risk of stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2122-2127

  Silvestrini, Mauro ^a,d   Vernieri, Fabrizio ^b   Pasqualetti, Patrizio ^b   Matteis, Maria ^c   Passarelli, Francesco ^b   Troisi, Elio ^c   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BREATH HOLDING; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 0034716822     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.16.2122     Document Type: Article

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