Evolution of atherosclerotic carotid plaque morphology: Do ulcerated plaques heal? A serial multidetector ct angiography study

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-270

  Van Gils, M J ^a   Homburg, P J ^a   Rozie, S ^a   De Weert, T T ^a   Dippel, D W J ^a   Van Der Lugt, A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Carotid plaque morphology; Computed tomography angiography; Plaque ulceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ULCER; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78650255407     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322152     Document Type: Article

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