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Measurement of carotid plaque burden: A tool for predicting and preventing dementia?

INTRODUCTION: Carotid plaque burden is a strong predictor of stroke risk, and preventing stroke reduces the risk of dementia. Treating carotid plaque burden markedly reduces the risk of stroke. METHODS: Among patients age 65–80 years attending a stroke prevention clinic, we identified those with a c...

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Autores principales: Shin, John J., Hachinski, Vladimir, Azarpazhooh, M. Reza, Shariatzadeh, Aidin, Spence, J. David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9616284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36324719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cccb.2021.100004