Endarterectomy VS Stent Angioplasty: What is the Optimal Treatment of Carotid Stenosis?

Vascular

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 366-371

  Kilaru, Sashi ^a   Lee, Thomas Y ^a   Bush, Harry L ^a   Kent, K Craig ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STENTS;

EID: 0036701871     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090201000415     Document Type: Article

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