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Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Tortuosity and Body Mass Index

BACKGROUND: Extracranial internal carotid artery (eICA) tortuosity may trigger cerebral ischemia, and body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body mass based on height and weight. The main purpose of this study is to determine the influence of BMI on the tortuosity of eICA. METHODS: A total of 926 car...

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Autores principales: Wang, Hai-Feng, Wang, Da-Ming, Wang, Jun-Jie, Wang, Li-Jun, Lu, Jun, Qi, Peng, Hu, Shen, Yang, Xi-Meng, Chen, Kun-Peng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28993755
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2017.00508