The management of asymptomatic carotid plaque disease: Our assumptions when we are less radical

Angiology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 455-456

  Makris, Gregory C ^a,b,c,d   Nicolaides, Andrew ^a,d   Geroulakos, George ^a,b,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^d Cardiovascular Disease Education and Research (CDER) Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carotid plaque; carotid stenosis; management

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 79960953772     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: 19401574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319710394162     Document Type: Article

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