Progression of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic carotid arteries after contralateral endarterectomy: A 10-year prospective study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 516-522

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^a   Meneghetti, Giorgio ^b   Barbon, Bruno ^b   Militello, Carmelo ^b   Baracchini, Claudio ^b  

^a Geriatric Surgical Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 33847175587     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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