A Critical Look at "High-Risk" in Choosing the Proper Intervention for Patients with Carotid Bifurcation Disease

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 199-204

  Landis, Gregg S ^a   Faries, Peter L ^b  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAROTID STENTING; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37049003998     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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