Progression rate and ipsilateral neurological events in asymptomatic carotid stenosis

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 702-706

  Hirt, Liam S ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Carotid stenosis; Embolic stroke; Incidence; Progression; Regression; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EMBOLIC STROKE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROGRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASYMPTOMATIC; CAROTID STENOSIS; EMBOLIC STROKE; INCIDENCE; PROGRESSION; REGRESSION; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID STENOSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84899141450     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.613711     Document Type: Article

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