Carotid revascularization in the presence of contralateral carotid artery occlusion is safe and durable

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1069-1074

  Fitzpatrick, Colleen M ^a   Chiou, Andy C ^a   DeCaprio, Jeffrey D ^a   Kashyap, Vikram S ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK; SAFETY; SOLDIER; STROKE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 29144466048     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.12.1069     Document Type: Article

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