Patient characteristics, operative complications and long-term survival of patients aged 75 years or older subjected to carotid endarterectomy

International Angiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 421-425

  Aune, Steinar ^a   Laxdal, E ^a   Pedersen, G ^a   Dregelid, E ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aged; Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542346200     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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