Possible determinants of early microembolism after carotid endarterectomy

Stroke

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2082-2085

  Stork, Jacinda L ^a   Levi, Christopher R ^a   Chambers, Brian R ^a   Abbott, Anne L ^a   Donnan, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Middle cerebral artery; Ultrasonography, Doppler, transcranial

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STENOSIS; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEXTRANS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0036328047     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000025226.95834.7D     Document Type: Article

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