"Carotid Arteries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.
| Descriptor ID |
D002339
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.186
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotid Arteries" by people in Profiles.
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Mitral and aortic valve sclerosis/calcification and carotid atherosclerosis: results from 1065 patients. Heart Vessels. 2014 Nov; 29(6):776-83.
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