Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for early outcome after carotid endarterectomy - A population-based study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-126

  Ahari, Abdi ^a   Bergqvist, David ^a   Troëng, Thomas ^b   Elfström, Johan ^c   Hedberg, Bengt ^d   Ljungstrom K G ^e   Norgren, Lars ^f   Örtenwall, Per ^g  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Karlskrona County Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Diabetes mellitus; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; SWEDEN; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033179709     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0852     Document Type: Article

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