Should we stop testing for asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis?

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-96

  Thapar, Ankur ^a   Shalhoub, Joseph ^a   Dharmarajah, Brahman ^a   Davies, Alun Huw ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLAUDICATION; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; STROKE;

EID: 84874634467     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010463     Document Type: Note

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