Carotid endarterectomy for stroke

CME Journal Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 62-65

  Jacob, Georgy A ^a   Abdulla, Aza J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid; Endarterectomy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS DIPYRIDAMOLE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FATALITY; GENDER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MICROALBUMINURIA; OBESITY; POLYCYTHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036380085     PISSN: 13678914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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