Follow-up of patients with suspected transient ischaemic attack who underwent fast-track carotid doppler scanning but did not proceed to carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Clinical Excellence

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-250

  Demetriades, Andreas K ^a   Cameron, Alan ^a   Osman, Isam ^a   Phillips, Peter ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid doppler; Neurovascular; Secondary prevention; Stroke; Transient ischaemic attack

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STENOSIS; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141955910     PISSN: 14659883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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