Carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients aged 75 years or more: Perioperative mortality and stroke risk rates

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-163

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^a   Saladini, Marina ^a   Abbruzzese, Elvira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033029138     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169900234     Document Type: Article

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