Optimal Medical Management Reduces Risk of Disease Progression and Ischemic Events in Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Patients: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study. [electronic resource]
- Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) 2017
- 150-159 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Observational Study
1421-9786
10.1159/000477501 doi
Aged Aged, 80 and over Antihypertensive Agents--therapeutic use Asymptomatic Diseases Biomarkers--blood Blood Pressure--drug effects Brain Ischemia--epidemiology Carotid Stenosis--diagnostic imaging Chi-Square Distribution Disease Progression Dyslipidemias--blood Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--adverse effects Hypertension--diagnosis Incidence Ischemic Attack, Transient--epidemiology Kansas--epidemiology Lipoproteins, LDL--blood Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Propensity Score Protective Factors Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior Severity of Illness Index Smoking--adverse effects Smoking Cessation Stroke--epidemiology Time Factors Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex