Reconstructive Surgery for Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease in the Elderly — a High Risk Operation?

Vascular

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 552-558

  Ommer, A ^a   Pillny, M ^a   Grabitz, K ^a   Sandmann, W ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

carotid artery; complications; elderly; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034810963     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090100900606     Document Type: Article

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