Association between arterial bifurcation anatomy and angiographic plaque ulceration among 4,627 carotid stenoses

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 244-251

  Schulz, Ursula G R ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Atherosclerosis; Blood flow; Carotid arteries

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; ULCER;

CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULCER;

EID: 0037265506     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069491     Document Type: Article

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