Ultrasonographic screening of carotid artery in patients with vascular retinopathies

Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-16

  Marin Sanabria, Elio Arnaldo ^a   Kondoh, Takeshi ^a   Yamanaka, Akio ^b   Kohmura, Eiji ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kaisei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic progression; Carotid artery ultrasound; Vascular retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; INFLAMMATION; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINOPATHY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 24644449135     PISSN: 00232513     EISSN: 18830498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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