Immediate postoperative thrombolytic therapy: An aggressive strategy for neurologic salvage when cerebral thromboembolism complicates carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1033-1037

  Perler, Bruce A ^a   Murphy, Kieran ^a   Sternbach, Yaron ^a   Gailloud, Philippe ^a   Shake, Jay G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034118294     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.105008     Document Type: Article

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