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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |