Lipoprotein (a) and carotid atherosclerosis in young patients with stroke

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3616-3618

  Nasr, Nathalie ^a   Ruidavets, Jean Bernard ^b   Farghali, Ahmed ^b   Guidolin, Brigitte ^b   Perret, Bertrand ^b   Larrue, Vincent ^b  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerosis; Lipoprotein (a); Stroke

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIPOPROTEIN A; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 84856214912     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.624684     Document Type: Article

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