Cohort profile: BIOVASC-late, a prospective multicentred study of imaging and blood biomarkers of carotid plaque inflammation and risk of late vascular recurrence after non-severe stroke in Ireland

John Joseph Mccabe,Sarah Coveney,Eoin Kavanagh,Peter Kelly,Jonathan Mcnulty,Gillian Horgan,Joseph Harbison,Shane Foley,Ciaran Mcdonnell,Mary Barry,Simon Cronin,Martin O'Connell,Sean Murphy,Eamon Dolan,David Williams,Tim Cassidy,Sean Collins,Nicola Giannotti,Michael Marnane

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038607

Cohort profile: BIOVASC-late, a prospective multicentred study of imaging and blood biomarkers of carotid plaque inflammation and risk of late vascular recurrence after non-severe stroke in Ireland

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038607

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Journal: BMJ Open	Publication Date: Jul 1, 2020
Citations: 4	License type: open-access

Affiliation: Health Research Board, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, University College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Cork University Hospital, Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown

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