Predictors and clinical significance of progression or regression of asymptomatic carotid stenosis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Kakkos, Stavros K ^a   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^a   Charalambous, Ioanna ^b   Thomas, Dafydd ^c   Giannopoulos, Argyrios ^a   Naylor, A Ross ^d   Geroulakos, George ^a,e   Abbott, Anne L ^f,g,h   Adovasio, R ⁱ   Ziani, B ⁱ   Alo F P ⁱ   Cicilioni, C G ⁱ   Ambrosio, G ⁱ   Andreev, A ⁱ   Andreozzi, G M ⁱ   Verlato, F ⁱ   Camporese, G ⁱ   Arosio, E ⁱ   Barkauskas, E ⁱ   Barros D'Sa, A A B ^j   Brannigan, P ^j   Batchvarova, V ⁱ   Dramov, A ⁱ   Belardi, P ⁱ   Novelli, G P ⁱ   Simoni, G ^i,i   Bell, P ^k   Biasi, G M ⁱ   Mingazzini, P ⁱ   Bornstein, N M ⁱ   Bouchier Hayes, D ⁱ   Fitzgerald, P ⁱ   Cairols, M A ⁱ   Cao, P G ⁱ   DeRango, P ⁱ   Carboni, G P ⁱ   Geoffredo, C ⁱ   Catalano, M ⁱ   Chambers, B ⁱ   Goetzmann, M ⁱ   Dickinson, A ⁱ   Clement, D ⁱ   Bobelyn, M ⁱ   Coccheri, S ⁱ   Conti, E ⁱ   Diamantopoulos, E ⁱ   Andreadis, E A ⁱ   Dimakakos, P B ⁱ   Kotsis, T ⁱ   Eikelboom, B ⁱ   Entz, L ⁱ   Ferrari Bardile, A ⁱ   Aloi, T ⁱ   Salerno, M ⁱ   Fernandes E Fernandes, J ⁱ   Pedro, L ⁱ   Fitzgerald, D E ⁱ   O'Shaughnessy, A M ⁱ   Fletcher, J ⁱ   Forconi, S ⁱ   Cappeli, R ⁱ   Bicchi, M ⁱ   Arrigucci, S ⁱ   Gallai, V ⁱ   Cardaiolli, G ⁱ   Gomez Isaza, L F ⁱ   Gorgoyannis, G ⁱ   Liasis, N ⁱ   Graf, M ⁱ   Guarini, P ⁱ   Hardy, S ^m   Harris, P ⁿ   Aston, S ⁿ   Iosa, G ⁱ   Katsamouris, A ⁱ   Giannoukas, A ⁱ   Krzanowski, M ⁱ   Ladurner, G ⁱ   Leal Monedero, J ⁱ   Lee, B B ⁱ   Liapis, C ⁱ   Galanis, P ⁱ   Liboni, W ⁱ   Pavanelli, E ⁱ   Mannarino, E ⁱ   Vaudo, G ⁱ   McCollum, P ^o   Levison, R ^o   Micieli, G ⁱ   Bosone, D ⁱ   Middleton, L ⁱ   Pantziaris, M ⁱ   Tyllis, T ⁱ   Minar, E ⁱ   Willfort, A ⁱ   Moggi, L ⁱ   Nenci, G ⁱ   Radicchia, S ⁱ   Norgren, L ⁱ   Ribbe, E ⁱ   Novo, S ⁱ   Tantillo, R ⁱ   Olinic, D ⁱ   Paaske, W ⁱ   Pagnan, A ^p   Pauletto, P ⁱ   Pagliara, V ⁱ   Pettina, G ⁱ   Pratesi, C ⁱ   Matticari, S ⁱ   Polivka, J ⁱ   Sevcik, P ⁱ   Poredos, P ^q   Blinc, A ^q   Videcnik, V ^q   Pujia, A ^r   Raso, A ⁱ   Rispoli, P ⁱ   Conforti, M ⁱ   Robinson, T ^k   Dennis, M S J ^k   Rosfors, S ⁱ   Rudofsky, G ⁱ   Schroeder, T ⁱ   Gronholdt, M L ⁱ   Finocchi, C ⁱ   Rodriguez, G ⁱ   Spartera, C ⁱ   Ventura, M ⁱ   Scarpelli, P ⁱ   Sprynger, M ^s   Sadzot, B ^s   Hottermans, C ^s   Moonen, M ^s   Taylor, P R ^l   Tovar Pardo, A ⁱ   Negreira, J ⁱ   Vayssairat, M ⁱ   Faintuch, J M ⁱ   Valaikiene J ⁱ   Walker, M G ^t   Wilkinson, A R ^u   more..

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Vascular Screening and Diagnostic Center   (Cyprus)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

ⁱ NONE   (France)

^j Belfast   (United Kingdom)

^k Leicester Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^l London   (United Kingdom)

^m Royal Blackburn Hospital   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Universidad de Liverpool   (United Kingdom)

^o Dundee College   (United Kingdom)

^p NONE   (Italy)

^q NONE   (Slovenia)

^r NONE   (Italy)

^s NONE   (Belgium)

^t Manchester   (United Kingdom)

^u Hull Dept   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETINA ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETINAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VICTORIA;

EID: 84897033236     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.10.073     Document Type: Article

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