Prevalence and prognosis of asymptomatic vertebral artery origin stenosis in patients with clinically manifest arterial disease

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2795-2800

  Compter, Annette ^a   Van Der Worp, H Bart ^a   Algra, Ale ^a   Kappelle, L Jaap ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

embolic stroke; vertebrobasilar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK; STROKE; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 80053311323     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.612903     Document Type: Article

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