Carotid endarterectomy does not affect long-term blood pressure: Observations from the NASCET

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-24

  Eliasziw, Michael ^a,b   Spence, J David ^a,b,c   Barnett, Henry J M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031963791     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000015819     Document Type: Article

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