Dolichocarotids and dilated cardiomyopathy: Is there a relationship?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-125

  Ciccone, Marco Matteo ^a   Scicchitano, Pietro ^a   Palumbo, Vincenzo ^a   Cortese, Francesca ^a   Valecce, Rosanna ^a   Dentamaro, Ilaria ^a   Dachille, Annamaria ^a   Carbonara, Rosa ^a   Federico, Francesco ^a   Iacoviello, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Dolichocarotids; Eco colour Doppler; Internal carotid artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOLICHOCAROTID; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ISCHEMIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 84862009885     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.052     Document Type: Article

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