Asymptomatic carotid stenosis: Selective or routine use of intraluminal shunt

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 657-662

  Grga, A ^a   Herbrang, A ^a   Brkljacic B ^a   Hlevnjak, D ^a   Sarlija M ^a  

^a University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Carotid artery, internal; Carotid stenosis, surgery; Endarterectomy, carotid; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035172667     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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