Determinants of carotid microembolization

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1060-1064

  Golledge, Jonathan ^a,c   Gibbs, Richard ^a   Irving, Craig ^b   Clayton, Gill ^a   Bond, Daniella ^a   Greenhalgh, Roger M ^a   Lamont, Peter ^b   Davies, Alun H ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0035650490     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.118582     Document Type: Article

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