Are kinking and coiling of carotid artery congenital or acquired?

Angiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Beigelman, Ricardo ^a   Izaguirre, Andrés M ^a   Robles, Martn ^a   Grana, Daniel R ^a   Ambrosio, Giuseppe ^b   Milei, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cerebrovascular alterations; Hypertension; Risk factors; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449091496     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319709336417     Document Type: Article

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