When to operate in carotid artery disease

American Family Physician

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 400-406

  Biller, José ^a   Thies, William H ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034650392     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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