Asymptomatic carotid stenosis: Natural history and therapeutic implications

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 298-301

  Coccheri, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Atherothrombosis; Carotid endo arterectomy; Carotid plaques; Internal carotid stenosis; Statins; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA INJURY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 14044267456     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083817     Document Type: Conference Paper

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