Predictive Value of Inflammatory and Hemostatic Parameters, Atherosclerotic Risk Factors, and Chest X-Ray for Aortic Arch Atheromatosis

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-39

  Ehlermann, Philipp ^a   Mirau, Wladimir ^b   Jahn, Jürgen ^c   Remppis, Andrew ^a   Sheikhzadeh, Abdolhamid ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c Borromaus Hospital   (Germany)

^d Telemed Serv und Gesundheitsztr   (Germany)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Echocardiography; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIPLASMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; PLASMIN; PLASMIN ANTIPLASMIN COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AORTA ARCH ATHEROMATOSIS; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCINOSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0347986842     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000106484.62689.45     Document Type: Article

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