For severe carotid stenosis found on ultrasound, further arterial evaluation prior to carotid endarterectomy is unnecessary: The argument against

Stroke

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1817-1819

  Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Magnetic resonance angiography; Ultrasonography, Doppler, transcranial

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037830587     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000079176.04043.09     Document Type: Review

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