Is routine carotid screening for coronary surgery needed?

American Surgeon

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 308-310

  Walker, William A ^a   Harvey, William R ^a   Gaschen, J R ^a   Appling, Nancy A ^a   Pate, James W ^a   Weiman, Darryl S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0029995240     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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