Association of sex with perioperative mortality and morbidity after carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-16

  Lee, Jae Woo ^a   Pomposelli, Frank ^a   Park, Kyung W ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid surgery; Morbidity and mortality; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037293945     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2003.3     Document Type: Article

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