Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Intracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis associated with increased stroke risk

A build-up of plaque in the carotid artery above the neck was associated with an increased risk of stroke for older white patients in a study by Daniel Bos, M.D., Ph.D., of the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues. Stroke is common and a common cause of disability in people around the world.

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