Diagnosis and invasive management of carotid atherosclerotic stenosis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 851-858

  Meschia, James F ^a   Brott, Thomas G ^a   Hobson II, Robert W ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SKILL; STENT; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 34347347004     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/82.7.851     Document Type: Review

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