The interrelation between carotid, femoral and coronary artery disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-14

  Rothwell, P M ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOSIS;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0034941373     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2226     Document Type: Editorial

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