Superficial temporal artery calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease: Association with vascular risk factors and ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Superficial temporal artery calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease: Association with vascular risk factors and ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Background and Purpose: Extracranial superficial temporal artery (STA) calcification is an unusual finding seen in patients with chronic kidney disease and has unknown ramifications with respect to intracranial ischemic disease. We sought to determine the association between the risk factors for vas...

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Main Authors: Zeeshan Anwar, Elcin Zan, Marco Carone, Arzu Ozturk, Stephen M Sozio, David M Yousem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2011-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
cerebrovascular disease
end-stage renal disease
superficial temporal artery calcification
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.85371

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