Changes in carotid plaque echomorphology with time since a neurologic event

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 367-372

  Russell, David A ^a   Wijeyaratne, S Mandika ^a   Gough, Michael J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BLEEDING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 33846429596     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.09.048     Document Type: Article

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