Embolic potential and ultrasonic characteristics of plaques in patients with severe unilateral carotid restenosis more than one year after surgery

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 85-87

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

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carotid plaque; Microemboli; Monitoring; Restenosis; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 69549095844     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.05.024     Document Type: Article

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