Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. For example in dy1987 46% of the estimated 2.127.000 deaths recorded in the USA, 976,706 deaths were attributable to diseases of the heart and blood vessels.1,2 Most of these deaths can be attributed to atherosclerosis. Stroke remains the third most common and leading cause of death in the western world and the major cause od disability in adults. Approximately 750,000 Europeans will each year experience a stroke which may lead to death or disability disease. Atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries is responsible for up to 25 – 50% of strokes.3,4
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Antoniou, A., Vlahos, L. (1999). Duplex Vascular Ultrasonography. In: Contemporary Concepts in Cardiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 217. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5007-5_26
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