Is carotid artery stenting equivalent or superior to carotid endarterectomy for treatment of carotid artery stenosis?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 550-554

  Shrivastava, Vivek ^a   Sookhoo, Siuchan ^b   MacDonald, Sumaira ^b   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Carotid artery stenting; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST OF ILLNESS; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; WORK;

EID: 28544435679     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.117358     Document Type: Article

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