Carotid Endarterectomy in Octogenerians

Vascular

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 441-445

  Ting, Albert C W ^a   Taylor, David C ^a   Salvian, Anthony J ^a   Chen, Jerry C L ^a   Strandberg, Sandy ^a   Hsiang, York N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; octogenerians

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033835704     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090000800607     Document Type: Article

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