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Carotid Stenosis

"Carotid Stenosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Narrowing or stricture of any part of the CAROTID ARTERIES, most often due to atherosclerotic plaque formation. Ulcerations may form in atherosclerotic plaques and induce THROMBUS formation. Platelet or cholesterol emboli may arise from stenotic carotid lesions and induce a TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; or temporary blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp822-3)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Carotid Stenosis" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Carotid Stenosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 52 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2007
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