Carotid endarterectomy in high-risk patients: A challenge for endovascular procedure protocols

Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-80

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^b   Baracchini, Claudio ^b   Manara, Renzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348047320     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(03)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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