Cerebrovascular disease: Identifying high-risk patients from carotid plaque composition

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 426-428

  Spence, J David ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL INFILTRATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 77954971167     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.100     Document Type: Short Survey

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