Carotid artery stenting in octogenarians: Is it too risky?

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 812-816

  Longo, G Matthew ^a   Kibbe, Melina R ^a   Eskandari, Mark K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FILTER; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENOSIS; STENT; STROKE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 27644505580     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-7977-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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