title: Irradiation-induced carotid artery stenosis: a preventable complication of neck radiotherapy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Kosmas I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.forename: Athanassios D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Giannoukas
authors.forename: Dimitri P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors