Disease progression in contralateral carotid artery is common after endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-57

  Raman, Kathleen G ^a,b   Layne, Susan ^a,b   Makaroun, Michel S ^a,b   Kelley, Mary E ^a,b   Rhee, Robert Y ^a,b   Tzeng, Edith ^a,b   Muluk, Visala S ^a,b   Muluk, Satish C ^a,b,c   Louridas, George ^a   Walsh, Daniel ^a   Bianchi, Christian ^a  

^a Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION;

EID: 1842623163     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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