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Advanced ultrasound methods in assessment of carotid plaque instability: a prospective multimodal study

BACKGROUND: A significant proportion of ischemic strokes are caused by emboli from atherosclerotic, unstable carotid artery plaques. The selection of patients for endarterectomy in current clinical practice is primarily based on the degree of carotid artery stenosis and clinical symptoms. However, t...

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Autores principales: Zamani, M., Skagen, K., Scott, H., Russell, D., Skjelland, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6990506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31996153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-1620-z