Indications for treatment of asymptomatic carotid stenosis

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-264

  Castaldo, J E ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; FOLIC ACID; GEMFIBROZIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PRASTERONE; PRAVASTATIN; PYRIDOXINE; SIMVASTATIN; THIAMINE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGING; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033998686     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30130-x     Document Type: Review

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