Symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis: Just when we thought we had all the answers

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 445-451

  Gates, P C ^a   Chambers, B ^b   Yan, B ^c   Chong, W ^d   Denton, M ^e  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Carotid stenting; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGIOPLASTY; BLEEDING; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS;

EID: 33745010707     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01085.x     Document Type: Review

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