Carotid endarterectomy in the elderly: are the patient characteristics, the early outcome, and the predictors the same as those in younger patients?

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 467-471

  Debing, Erik ^a   Van den Brande, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age; Carotid endarterectomy; Postoperative outcome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 34147152910     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.08.084     Document Type: Article

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