Does metabolic syndrome predict silent carotid stenosis in coronary patients?

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-82

  Ambrosetti, Marco ^a   Pedretti, Roberto F E ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 40849135558     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-008-0103-9     Document Type: Article

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