Carotid endarterectomy in the UK: Acceptable risks but unacceptable delays

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 589-592

  Dellagrammaticas, D ^a   Lewis, S ^b   Colam, B ^b   Rothwell, P M ^c   Warlow, C P ^b   Gough, M J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Stroke; Stroke prevention; Transient ischaemic attack

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 37149049923     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-6-589     Document Type: Article

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