Beneficial effect of carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients with high-grade carotid stenosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 325, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 445-453

  Taylor, D W ^a   Haynes, R B ^a   Sackett, D L ^a   Peerless, S J ^b,d   Ferguson, G G ^b,d,d   Fox, A J ^b   Rankin, R N ^b   Hachinski, V C ^b,d   Wiebers, D O ^c   Eliasziw, M ^d   Barr, H W K ^d,g   Clagett, G P ^d,q   Easton, J D ^d,v   Harbison, J W ^d,f   Heros, R C ^d,s   Hudson, A R ^d,d   Marler, J R ^d,aw   Ratcheson, R A ^d   Sim, D ^d   Simard, D ^d,h   Walker, M D ^d,aw   Walker, P M ^d,d,e   Wolf, P A ^d,ag   Patterson, R H ^d   Webster, M ^d,t   Swan, C ^d,aw   White, C ^d,aw   Reichman, H ^d   Silver, F L ^e   Huth, B ^e   Slattery, S ^e   Bayer, N H ^e   Borrett, D S ^e   Campbell, V M ^e   Fleming, J F R ^e   Gentili, F ^e   Keller, M A ^e   Moulton, R J ^e   Muller, P J ^e   Wallace, M C ^e   Rosenfeld, P ^f   Felton, W L ^f   Lee, H M ^f   Muizelaar, J P ^f   Sobel, M ^f   Stringer, W ^f   Taylor, J R ^f   Sweeney, V P ^b   Bloomer, J L ^b   Cameron, D ^b   Nugent, R ^b   Reid, J ^b   Salvian, A J ^b   Sladen, J G ^b   Teal, P ^b   Spence, J D ^g   Sykes, L ^g   Tate, B ^g   Harris, K ^g   Pexman, W ^g   Lajeunesse, A ^h   Bouchard, J M ^h   Cote, J ^h   Marois, D ^h   Roberge, C ^h   Turcotte, J F ^h   Benoit, B G ⁱ   Polis, I ⁱ   Polis, T ⁱ   Atack, E A ⁱ   Atack, D M ⁱ   Buchan, A ⁱ   Belanger, J M E G ⁱ   Embree, G H ⁱ   Preston, D N ⁱ   Russell, N ⁱ   Coull, B M ^j   de Garmo, P ^j   Marshall, P ^j   Briley, D ^j   Moneta, G ^j   Roman Goldstein, S ^j   Yeager, R ^j   Karanjia, P ^k   Matti, C ^k   O'Rourke, L ^k   Brink, B ^k   Carlson, R ^k   Hiner, B ^k   Kolts, L ^k   Kuehner, M ^k   Madden, K ^k   Swanson, M ^k   Lebrun, L H ^l   Desrochers, M P ^l   Bellavance, A ^l   Choimiere, L ^l   Couillard, P ^l   Daneault, N ^l   Duplessis, M ^l   Fontaine, S ^l   Lauzier, S ^l   Raymond, J ^l   Rowny, G ^l   Sfier, A ^l   Adams, H ^m   Mitchell, V ^m   Biller, J ^m   Cornell, S H ^m   Corson, J D ^m   Loftus, C ^m   Reeves, A G ^g   Orem, P ^g   Cromwell, L ^g   Harbaugh, R E ^g   Nordgren, R E ^g   Daigle, E ⁿ   Lessard, L ⁿ   Douville, Y ⁿ   Labbe, R ⁿ   Laroche, F ⁿ   Noel, H P ⁿ   Cote, R ^o   Bourque, F ^o   Campion, S ^o   Caron, J L ^o   Chan, J D ^o   Ford, R ^o   Mulder, D S ^o   Norris, J W ^p   Bowyer, B ^p   Twiner, J ^p   Cooper, P W ^p   Fazl, M ^p   Gawel, M J ^p   Maggisano, R ^p   Rowed, D W ^p   Heller, J A ^q   Pruitt, A ^q   Myers, S ^q   Purdy, P ^q   Unwin, H ^q   Sawa, G ^r   Barnard, G ^r   Kennedy, C ^r   Ozolins, V ^r   Schutz, H ^r   Haines, S ^s   Olson, N ^s   Abel, J ^s   Davenport, J ^s   Nelson, M J ^s   Turner, D A ^s   Reinmuth, O ^t   DeCesare, S ^t   Wechsler, L ^t   Anderson, B ^u   Gladish, D ^u   Auty, A ^u   McClarty, B ^u   Sutherland, G ^u   West, M ^u   Sarafin, J A ^v   Haas, R A ^v   Knuckey, N ^v   Culebras, A ^a   Drucker, J ^a   Law, C ^a   Cacayorin, E ^a   Hodge, C ^a   Duke, R ^w   Trevisani, P ^w   Alesi, M ^w   Molot, M ^w   Wells, J D ^w   Slivka, A P ^x   Brink, T ^x   Durham, J ^x   Smead, W L ^x   Stockum, A E ^x   Wright, J G ^x   Sherman, D G ^y   Sherman, C ^y   Easton, C ^y   Hart, R G ^y   Rogers, W ^y   Root, H D ^y   Tegeler, C ^y   Hoyte, K M ^z   Robertson, M ^z   Hunter, K M ^z   Myles, S T ^z   Ramsay, R ^z   Swanson, H A ^z   Tranmer, B I ^z   Byer, J ^aa   Kelley, C ^aa   Gumerlock, M K ^aa   Nelson, M ^aa   Oro, J ^aa   Fisher, M ^ab   Ahmadi, J ^ab   Ameriso, S ^ab   Weaver, F ^ab   Yellin, A E ^ab   McCormick, C W ^ac   McCormick, J ^ac   Holness, R O ^ac   Howes, W J ^ac   Llewellyn, G ^ac   Malloy, D ^ac   Phillips, S ^ac   Kelley, R E ^ad   Solari, L ^ad   Safon, R ^ad   Kochan, J ^ad   Livingstone, A S ^ad   Grotta, J ^ae   Bratina, P ^ae   Clifton, G ^ae   Yeakley, J ^ae   Rosenbaum, D ^af   Klonowski, E ^af   de los Reyes, R ^af   Gupta, S ^af   Moser, F ^af   Veith, F ^af   Wengerter, K ^af   Licata Gehr, E ^ag   Allen, N C ^ag   Babikian, V L ^ag   Cantelmo, N ^ag   Kase, C S ^ag   Menzoian, J O ^ag   Gomez, C ^ah   Jedlicka, M ^ah   Yusufaly, Y ^ah   Awwad, E ^ah   Bucholz, R ^ah   Smith, K R ^ah   Elleker, M G ^ai   Hutchings, E ^ai   Andrew, G ^ai   Ashforth, R ^ai   Bharadwaj, B ^ai   Findlay, J M ^ai   Helgason, C M ^aj   Clemons, S ^aj   Arzbaecher, J ^aj   Budi, M ^aj   Crowell, R ^aj   DeBord, J ^aj   Schuler, J ^aj   Smith, R R ^ak   Brown, R L ^ak   Haerer, A F ^ak   Russell, W ^ak   Mayman, C ^al   Tijerina, M ^al   Kent, K C ^al   Kleefield, J ^al   Skillman, J J ^al   Rosenwasser, R H ^am   Larese Ortiz, G ^am   Tournier, B ^am   Comerota, A J ^am   Jamieson, D ^am   Liu, T ^am   Mohr, G ^an   Entis, S ^an   LaPlante, P ^an   Brem, S ^an   Carlton, J ^an   Goldenberg, M ^an   Robertson, J T ^ao   Riley, J ^ao   Connell, J ^ao   Eggers, F ^ao   Erkulwater, S ^ao   Spetzler, R ^ap   Jahnke, H ^ap   Frey, J ^ap   Hodak, J ^ap   Shuaib, A ^aq   Regier, C ^aq   Denath, F M ^aq   Goodridge, A E ^ar   Murphy, K ^ar   Badejo, A ^ar   Mangan, M ^ar   Welling, R E ^as   Feldman, D ^as   Lukin, R ^as   Reed, R L ^as   Rothrock, J ^at   Kelly, N ^at   Hogan, K ^at   Hye, R J ^at   Hesselink, J ^at   Kesterson, L ^au   Rivera, L ^au   Martinez, K ^au   Bruno, A ^au   Champlin, A ^au   Cohen, S N ^av   Kawafuchi, J ^av   Frazee, J G ^av   Freischlag, J ^av   Martin, N ^av   Peters, G ^av   White, G ^av   Mohr, J P ^aw   Cruz, A ^aw   Hilal, S K ^aw   Quest, D ^aw   Bailey, L ^aw   Beattie, P ^aw   Bergman, B ^aw   Bosch, E ^aw   Cook, R ^aw   Douglas, M ^aw   French, J ^aw   Gagnon, M J ^aw   Livingstone, M J ^aw   Meldrum, H ^aw   Pahl, D ^aw   Kaderabek, D ^aw   Richardson, J ^aw   Sharpe, B ^aw   Wright, M ^aw   Benavente, O ^aw   Brown, M ^aw   Meissner, I ^aw   Mirsen, T ^aw   Streifler, J ^aw   Brott, T ^aw   D'Alton, J ^aw   Gunton, R ^aw   Kricheff, I ^aw   Little, J ^aw   Riles, T ^aw   Robertson, J ^aw   Wortzman, G ^aw   Brown, B ^ax   Flamm, E S ^ay   Imparato, A M ^ay   Ojemann, R G ^az   Powers, W ^ba   Price, T ^bb   Strandness, D E ^ba   Barnett, Henry J M ^bc   more..

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^j MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^m DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁿ MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^o SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^q Mississauga Hospital   (Canada)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^u BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^v STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^w OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^x UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^y UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^z UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^ab DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^ae ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^af BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ag SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^aj UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^ak BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^al TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^am MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^an UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^ao BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^ap UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^aq MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^ar Good Samaritan Hospital   (United States)

^as UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^at UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^au University of New Mexico ^*  (United States)

^av NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^aw NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^ax STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ay NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^az MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^ba UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^bb UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^bc ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025734372     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199108153250701     Document Type: Article

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