Distribution and correlates of sonographically detected carotid artery disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study. The CHS Collaborative Research Group.
Author(s) -
Daniel H. O’Leary,
Joseph F. Polak,
Richard A. Kronmal,
Steven J. Kittner,
M. Gene Bond,
Sidney K. Wolfson,
William J. Bommer,
T R Price,
Julius M. Gardin,
Peter J. Savage
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.23.12.1752
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , stenosis , stroke (engine) , coronary artery disease , diabetes mellitus , internal carotid artery , vascular disease , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering
This article describes the prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis assessed by ultrasonography, its association with risk factors, and its relation to symptomatic coronary disease and stroke in men and women aged > or = 65 years.
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