Histological features of symptomatic carotid plaques in relation to age and smoking: the oxford plaque study.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rates of incident and recurrent cardiovascular events rise steadily with age, due partly to more extensive atherosclerotic burden. However, in patients with similarly severe symptomatic carotid stenosis, increasing age is associated with a greater risk of ipsilateral ischemi...
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| פורמט: | Journal article |
| שפה: | English |
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2010
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