One-year progression of moderate asymptomatic carotid stenosis predicts the risk of vascular events

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 792-794

  Balestrini, Simona ^a   Lupidi, Francesca ^a   Balucani, Clotilde ^b   Altamura, Claudia ^c   Vernieri, Fabrizio ^c   Provinciali, Leandro ^a   Silvestrini, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Cerebrovascular disease; Risk factors; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84876298727     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.671461     Document Type: Article

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