Correlation of calcified carotid plaques detected by panoramic radiograph with risk factors for stroke development

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 600-603

  Griniatsos, John ^a   Damaskos, Spyros ^b   Tsekouras, Nikolaos ^a   Klonaris, Chris ^a   Georgopoulos, Sotirios ^a  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

AGED; AMAUROSIS FUGAX; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STROKE;

EID: 70349170400     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.03.041     Document Type: Article

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