Atherosclerosis of the thoracic aorta: From risk stratification to treatment

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1333-1335

  Cohen, Ariel ^a,b,c   Amarenco, Pierre ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ASCENDING AORTA; BLEEDING; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; ENDARTERECTOMY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SINUS RHYTHM; SMOKING; STROKE; THORACIC AORTA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037114833     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02873-4     Document Type: Note

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