In patients undergoing cardiac surgery does asymptomatic significant carotid artery stenosis warrant carotid endarterectomy?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 344-349

  Murphy, Michael O ^a   Ghosh, Jonathan ^a   Omorphos, Savvas ^a   Dunning, Joel ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Evidence based medicine; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 24644512160     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.108878     Document Type: Article

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