Clinical Outcome of Patients Developing Transient Ischemic Attacks Following Carotid Endarterectomy

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 471-481

  Mattos, Mark A ^a   Hodgson, Kim J ^a   Ramsey, Don E ^a   Sumner, David S ^b  

^a Southern Illinois University School of Medicine ^*

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033800681     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440003400513     Document Type: Article

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