Influence of Antiplatelet Therapy on Cerebral Micro-Emboli after Carotid Endarterectomy using Postoperative Transcranial Doppler Monitoring

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-142

  de Borst, G J ^a   Hilgevoord, A A J ^b   de Vries, J P P M ^c   van der Mee, M ^d   Moll, F L ^a   van de Pavoordt, H D W M ^c   Ackerstaff, R G A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c Departments of Vascular Surgery   (Netherlands)

^d ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antiplatelet therapy; CEA; Cerebral (micro)embolism; TCD

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS DIPYRIDAMOLE; CLOPIDOGREL; DEXTRAN; HEPARIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEXTRANS; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TICLOPIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 34347220865     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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