Analysis of calcium in carotid plaques with agatston scores for appropriate selection of surgical intervention

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3040-3044

  Katano, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamada, Kazuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agatston calcium score; Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery stenting; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid plaque; Carotid stenosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGATSTON CALCIUM SCORE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35648945253     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.490581     Document Type: Article

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