The risk and benefit of endarterectomy in women with symptomatic internal carotid artery disease

Stroke

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-31

  Alamowitch, Sonia ^a   Eliasziw, Michael ^b   Barnett, Henry J M ^b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Stroke, ischemic; Women

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 11144237303     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000149622.12636.1f     Document Type: Article

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