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Is there a link between carotid artery stiffness and risk of cerebrovascular events?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine volume 2, pages 78–79 (2005)Cite this article

boxed-textDijk JM et al. (2004) Carotid Stiffness Indicates Risk of Ischemic Stroke and TIA in Patients With Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: The SMART Study. Stroke 35: 2258–2262

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