Prospective randomized trial of ACUSEAL (Gore-Tex) versus Hemashield-Finesse patching during carotid endarterectomy: Early results

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 881-884

  AbuRahma, Ali F ^a   Stone, Patrick A ^a   Flaherty, Sarah K ^a   AbuRahma, Zachary ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON; POLITEF;

AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; COLLAGEN; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 34247393729     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.038     Document Type: Article

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