Carotid Artery Stenting in a Single Center: Are Six Years of Experience Enough to Achieve the Standard of Care?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 655-662

  Setacci, C ^a   Chisci, E ^a   de Donato, G ^a   Setacci, F ^a   Sirignano, P ^a   Galzerano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid artery; Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Mortality rate; Review; Stent; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TICLOPIDINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ITALY; JOB EXPERIENCE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; ITALY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 35848940964     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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