Natural history of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 164, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 793-800

  Touze E ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid stenosis; Imaging; Ischemic stroke; Prognosis; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART DISEASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; AGED; ANIMAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK; STROKE;

AGED; ANIMALS; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; STROKE;

EID: 58149155948     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2008.07.005     Document Type: Review

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