Factors associated with mortality in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis: Results from the ACSRS study

International Angiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-230

  Kakkos, S K ^a,g   Nicolaides, A N ^a,b   Griffin, M ^a   Sabetai, M ^a   Dhanjil, S ^a   Thomas, D J ^c   Sonecha, T ^a   Salmasi, A M ^a,d   Geroulakos, G ^a,e,g   Georgiou, N ^b   Francis, S ^a   Ioannidou, E ^b   Dore, C J ^f   Adovasio, R ^g   Ziani, B ^g   Alo F P ^g   Cicilioni, C G ^g   Ambrosio, G ^g   Andreev, A ^g   Andreozzi, G M ^g   Verlato, F ^g   Camporese, G ^g   Arosio, E ^g   Barkauskas, E ^g   Barros D'Sa, A A B ^g   Brannigan, P ^g   Batchvarova, V ^g   Dramov, A ^g   Belardi, P ^g   Novelli, G P ^g   Simoni, G ^g   Bell, P ^g   Biasi, G M ^g   Mingazzini, P ^g   Bornstein, N M ^g   Bouchier Hayes, D ^g   Fitzgerald, P ^g   Cairols, M A ^g   Cao, P G ^g   DeRango, P ^g   Carboni, G P ^g   Geoffredo, C ^g   Catalano, M ^g   Chambers, B ^g   Goetzmann, M ^g   Dickinson, A ^g   Clement, D ^g   Bobelyn, M ^g   Coccheri, S ^g   Conti, E ^g   Diamantopolous, E ^g   Andreadis, E A ^g   Dimakakos, P B ^g   Kotsis, T ^g   Eikelboom, B ^g   Entz, L ^g   Ferrari Bardile, ^g   Aloi, T ^g   Salerno, M ^g   Fernandez e Fernandez, J ^g   Pedro, L ^g   Fitzgerald, D E ^g   O'Shaunnersy, A ^g   Fletcher, J ^g   Forconi, S ^g   Cappeli, R ^g   Bicchi, M ^g   Arigucci, S ^g   Gallai, V ^g   Cardaiolli, G ^g   Gomez Isaza, L F ^g   Gorgoyannis, G ^g   Liasis, N ^g   Graf, M ^g   Guarini, P ^g   Hardy, S ^g   Harris, P ^g   Aston, S ^g   Iosa, G ^g   Katsamouris, A ^g   Glannoukas, A ^g   Krzanowski, M ^g   Ladurner, G ^g   Leal Monedero, J ^g   Lee, B B ^g   Liapis, C ^g   Galanis, P ^g   Liboni, W ^g   Pavanelli, E ^g   Mannarino, E ^g   Vaudo, G ^g   McCollum, P ^g   Levison, R ^g   Micieli, G ^g   Bosone, D ^g   Middleton, L ^g   Pantziaris, M ^g   more..

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f MRC CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 27744452580     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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