Carotid endarterectomy in octogenarian veterans: Does age affect outcome? A single-center experience

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 795-799

  Lau, David ^b   Granke, Kenneth ^a,b   Olabisi, Ronke ^b   Basson, Marc D ^a   Vouyouka, Agelikie ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Octogenarian; Stenosis; Veteran

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 26844541235     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.07.022     Document Type: Article

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