Carotid atherosclerosis and ischemic stroke in young patients

International Angiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-122

  Oliviero, U ^a   Orefice, G ^a   Coppola, G ^a   Scherillo, G ^a   Ascione, S ^a   Casaburi, C ^a   Barbieri, F ^a   Sacca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid stenosis, etiology; Carotid stenosis, physiology; Cerebrovascular accident, etiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY LESION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HARDNESS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; THICKNESS;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0036620050     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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