Prevalence and correlates of carotid artery stenosis in a cohort of Sri Lankan ischaemic stroke patients

BACKGROUND: Large artery atherosclerotic disease is an important cause of stroke, accounting for 15–46% of ischaemic strokes in population-based studies. Therefore, current guidelines from west recommend urgent carotid imaging in all ischaemic strokes or transient ischaemic attacks and referral for...

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Autores principales: Mettananda, K. C. D., Eshani, M. D. P., Wettasinghe, L. M., Somaratne, S., Nanayakkkara, Y. P., Sathkorala, W., Upasena, A., Sirigampola, C., Tilakaratna, P. M. Y., Pathmeswaran, A., Ranawaka, U. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8489097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34607563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02415-1

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