• DOI:10.7326/0003-4819-126-8-199704150-00008
Corpus ID: 9787531

Atheromatous Disease of the Thoracic Aorta: Pathologic and Clinical Implications

@article{Kronzon1997AtheromatousDO,
  title={Atheromatous Disease of the Thoracic Aorta: Pathologic and Clinical Implications},
  author={I. Kronzon and P. Tunick},
  journal={Annals of Internal Medicine},
  year={1997},
  volume={126},
  pages={629-637}
}

I. Kronzon, P. Tunick

Published 1997

Medicine

Annals of Internal Medicine

Although the possibility that the carotid arteries are a source of cerebral infarction was recognized as early as 1856 [1] and was described in an autopsy report by Chiari in 1905 [2], this fact was considered to be a curiosity for almost four decades [1]. In the early 1950s, Fisher stressed the relation between carotid atherosclerosis and stroke or transient ischemic attack [2]. Until that time, 55% of strokes had been thought to be caused by cerebral vasospasm [2]. An interesting historical… CONTINUE READING

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