Where Next after SPACE and EVA-3S: 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!'

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-47

  Naylor, A Ross ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid artery; Stent; Surgery; Trials

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; CORONARY STENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOM; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845214273     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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