Determinants of Micro-embolic Signals in Patients with Atherosclerotic Plaques of the Internal Carotid Artery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-147

  Telman, G ^a,c   Kouperberg, E ^a,c   Hlebtovsky, A ^a,c   Sprecher, E ^a,c   Hoffman, A ^a,c   Beyar, R ^b,c  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Israel)

^b Division of Invasive Cardiology   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carotid plaque; Monitoring; Symptomatic; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 67651085381     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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