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Pathophysiology of Carotid Atherosclerosis

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Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis

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Stroke continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, 15 million people suffer stroke worldwide annually and of these, 5 million die, and another 5 million are permanently disabled. In the United States, about 795,000 people suffer from stroke, and 143,579 people die from stroke annually. In Canada, stroke accounted for 7% of all deaths in 2000, and in Europe, nearly 650,000 stroke deaths occur per year.1

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    Heather A. Hall

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Hisham S. Bassiouny

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  3. Dept. Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos Street 75, Nicosia, 1678, Cyprus

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Hall, H.A., Bassiouny, H.S. (2011). Pathophysiology of Carotid Atherosclerosis. In: Nicolaides, A., Beach, K., Kyriacou, E., Pattichis, C. (eds) Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-688-5_2

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