Common Carotid Artery Occlusion: A Case Series
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Common Carotid Artery Occlusion: A Case Series
Subjects and Methods. We analysed 5000 cerebrovascular ultrasound records. A total of 0.4% of the patients had common carotid artery occlusion (CCAO). Results. The mean age was 59.8 ± 14.2 years, and the male/female ratio was 2.33. The most frequent risk factors were hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and smoking. Right-sided and left-sided CCAO occurred in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Neurology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-5513
DOI: 10.1155/2013/198595