Carotid endarterectomy: Can we select surgical candidates at high risk for stroke and low risk for perioperative complications?

Neurosurgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 913-924

  Lanzino, Giuseppe ^a   Couture, Daniel ^b   Andreoli, Alvaro ^c   Guterman, Lee R ^d   Hopkins, L Nelson ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid endarterectomy; Outcome; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034806640     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200110000-00025     Document Type: Review

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