Interventions for carotid artery disease: Time to confront some 'inconvenient truths'

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1053-1063

  Naylor, A Ross ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid; Endarterectomy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENDER BIAS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; STENT; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 37349002021     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.5.6.1053     Document Type: Review

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