Management of patients with carotid stenosis

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 381-385

  De Fabritiis, A ^a   Conti, E ^a   Coccheri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiography; Antiplatelet drugs; Carotid atherosclerosis; Carotid endarterectomy; Echo Doppler

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142103833     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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