Multicenter ultrasound screening for the results of carotid atherosclerotic lesions in a Chinese population with high-risk of stroke: A preliminary analysis

Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 617-623

  Hua, Yang ^a   Tao, Yun Lu ^a   Li, Mei ^a   Yong, Qiang ^a   He, Wen ^a   Zhao, Hui ^a   Luo, Yan ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Peng, Tao ^a   Yu, De Lin ^a   Pan, Xu Dong ^a   Wu, Chun Xia ^a   Niu, Xiao Yuan ^a   Hu, Feng Yun ^a   He, Xiang Qin ^a   Yuan, Jian Jun ^a   Chu, Wen ^a   Tang, Feng Zhen ^a   Al, Hong ^a   Gui, Jin Chuan ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid intima media thickness; Carotid ultrasonography; Multicenter study; Screening; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CHINESE; COLOR DOPPLER FLOW IMAGING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 84922363512     PISSN: 16725921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5921.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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