Aortic arch atheroma and the risk of stroke: A meta-analysis

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-191

  Cui, Xiaoyang ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Liu, Junfeng ^a   He, Sha ^a   Liu, Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Atheroma; Meta analysis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; WANFANG DATABASE; AORTA DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84927550480     PISSN: 17565383     EISSN: 17565391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jebm.12113     Document Type: Article

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