Open AccessPrevalence of extracranial carotid artery disease detectable by echo-Doppler in an elderly population.
Author(s) -
Arturo Pujia,
Paolo Rubba,
Merrill P. Spencer
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.23.6.818
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid arteries , carotid artery disease , stroke (engine) , population , vascular disease , radiology , echo (communications protocol) , cardiology , carotid endarterectomy , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering , computer network , computer science
Little information is available on extracranial carotid artery disease in free-living elderly individuals. We sought to evaluate the prevalence of carotid lesions in the elderly.
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