Carotid plaque morphology improves stroke risk prediction: Usefulness of a new ultrasonographic score

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-304

  Prati, P ^a   Tosetto, A ^b   Casaroli, M ^a   Bignamini, A ^c   Canciani, L ^d   Bornstein, N ^e   Prati, G ^a   Touboul, P J ^f  

^a Neurology Department   (Italy)

^b SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d GP   (Italy)

^e TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carotid; Plaque score; Prevention; Stroke; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STENOSIS; STROKE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOTAL PLAQUE RISK SCORE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650917858     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320852     Document Type: Article

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