A prospective, randomized study of saphenous vein patching versus synthetic patching during carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 324-332

  O'Hara, Patrick J ^a,b   Hertzer, Norman R ^a,b   Mascha, Edward J ^a,b   Krajewski, Leonard P ^a,b   Clair, Daniel G ^a,b   Ouriel, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a Cleveland Clinic Foundation ^*

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; DACRON IMPLANT; NOTE; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; POLITEF IMPLANT; RESTENOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036480124     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.120047     Document Type: Article

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