Impact of carotid arterial narrowing on outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1552-1555

  Komorovsky, Roman ^a,b   Desideri, Alessandro ^a   Coscarelli, Sebastian ^a   Cortigiani, Lauro ^a   Celegon, Leopoldo ^a  

^a S Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^b San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 2942545836     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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