Ultrasonic echolucent carotid plaques predict future strokes

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 68-73

  Grønholdt, Marie Louise Moes ^a,c   Nordestgaard, Børge G ^b   Schroeder, Torben V ^a   Vorstrup, Sissel ^a   Sillesen, Henrik ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c University Hospitals of Copenhagen ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Follow up studies; Stroke; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0035800082     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc2601.091704     Document Type: Article

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