Internal carotid artery angle of origin: A novel risk factor for early carotid atherosclerosis

Stroke

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 950-955

  Sitzer, Matthias ^a   Puac, Damir ^a   Buehler, Alexandra ^a   Steckel, Donata A ^a   Von Kegler, Stephan ^a   Markus, Hugh S ^b   Steinmetz, Helmuth ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Carotid artery plaque; Epidemiology; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0037383182     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000060895.38298.C4     Document Type: Article

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