Protected carotid artery stenting versus endarterectomy in high-risk patients: Reflections from SAPPHIRE

Stroke

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 912-913

  Thomas, D J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Randomized controlled trials; Stents

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEATH; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16844361868     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000161706.31557.55     Document Type: Short Survey

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