Asymptomatic carotid kinking

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 682-683

  Mumoli, Nicola ^a   Cei, Marco ^a  

^a Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Cerebrovascular circulation; Imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID KINKING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 43549108737     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.682     Document Type: Article

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