Increased internal carotid artery peak systolic velocity is associated with presence of significant atherosclerotic plaque instability independent of degree of ICA stenosis

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 74-80

  Mofidi, Reza ^a,b   Powell, Thomas I ^a   Crotty, Thomas B ^a   Sheehan, Stephen J ^a   Mehigan, Denis ^a   MacErlaine, Donal P ^a   Keaveny, Thomas V ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLEEDING; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TISSUE SECTION; ULCER;

EID: 31844433737     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-005-1079-1     Document Type: Article

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