Atherosclerosis is a systemic, multifocal disease leading to a various symptoms and clinical
events. Beyond disparities related to the organs involved, some differences might exist …

Although blood lipids and lipoproteins are strongly related to coronary atherosclerosis, their
association with cerebrovascular atherosclerosis is less clear. A review of more than 20 …

We present epidemiologic, etiologic, and clinical data for 1,000 consecutive patients with a
first stroke (cerebral infarction or hemorrhage) admitted to the Centre Hospitalier …

The impact of cigarette smoking on stroke incidence was assessed in the Framingham Heart
Study cohort of 4255 men and women who were aged 36 to 68 years and free of stroke and …

We investigated the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis, including mild early lesions, and
its association with cervical bruits and various risk factors (age, male sex, hypertension …

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerotic
lesions and their relation to principal risk factors. The importance of the relation between …

We have developed a scoring system to quantify extent of extracranial carotid artery
atherosclerosis using real-time ultrasound (B-mode). To evaluate repeatability of this scoring …

High-resolution B-mode ultrasonography in evaluation of atherosclerosis in uremia. We
sought to determine whether atherosclerosis may be accelerated in uremic patients on …

We related risk factors, cardiovascular symptoms, and coronary status to the extent of
extracranial carotid atherosclerosis as measured by B-mode ultrasonography in 376 …

Neurologic symptoms and signs are associated with the use of recreationally abused drugs.
Among the serious neurologic and medical complications are coma, trauma, infection …