Outcome of carotid endarterectomy on the basis of patient sex: Is there a difference?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 322-324

  Harthun, Nancy L ^a   Cheanvechai, Vasana ^b   Graham, Linda M ^c   Freischlag, Julie A ^d   Gahtan, Vivian ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DACRON IMPLANT; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0842282972     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.10.021     Document Type: Editorial

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