Distribution and correlates of sonographically detected carotid artery disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study. The CHS Collaborative Research Group.

H. O’Leary, Daniel; F. Polak, Joseph; A. Kronmal, Richard; J. Kittner, Steven; Gene Bond, M.; K. Wolfson, Sidney; J. Bommer, William; R Price, T; M. Gardin, Julius; J. Savage, Peter

doi:10.1161/01.str.23.12.1752

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Distribution and correlates of sonographically detected carotid artery disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study. The CHS Collaborative Research Group.

Published in Stroke • Dec 1, 1992

Authors:

Daniel H. O’Leary

Joseph F. Polak

Richard A. Kronmal

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: 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. METHODS: Maximum percent stenosis, ...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiology

Stenosis

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