Prevalence of Micro-Emboli in Symptomatic High Grade Carotid Artery Disease: A Transcranial Doppler Study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 534-540

  Zuromskis, T ^a,d,e   Wetterholm, R ^a   Lindqvist, J F ^a   Svedlund, S ^a   Sixt, C ^a   Jatuzis, D ^c   Obelieniene, D ^d   Caidahl, K ^a,b   Volkmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^d KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^e SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid plaque characteristics; Duplex ultrasound; Micro embolic signals; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MONITORING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLE; TIME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 41549102012     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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