Carotid artery stenting in octogenarians: The jury is still out

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 310-311

  Hobson II, Robert W ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; AORTA, THORACIC; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS;

EID: 33751166797     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/06-1836C.1     Document Type: Note

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