Need for new non-invasive imaging strategies to identify high-risk asymptomatic patients with carotid stenosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4342-4343

  Ammirati, Enrico ^a   Magnoni, Marco ^a   Camici, Paolo G ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carotid stenosis; Carotid endarterectomy; Contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging; Non invasive imaging; PK11195

Indexed keywords

N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE C 11;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAPLAQUE NEOVASCULARIZATION; LETTER; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84886290029     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.079     Document Type: Article

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