Carotid stenosis: Medical and surgical aspects

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 599-609

  Ailawadi, Gorav ^a   Stanley, James C ^a   Rajagopalan, Sanjay ^a   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; WARFARIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; STENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0036853486     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(02)00066-8     Document Type: Article

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