Factors related to progression of middle cerebral artery stenosis determined using transcranial Doppler ultrasonograhy

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Jeon, Hyung Won ^a   Cha, Jae Kwan ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Atherosclerosis; Intracranial stenosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; AGED; ASPIRIN; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 44649184891     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0049-1     Document Type: Article

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