Endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting: the quest continues

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-269

  van der Vaart, Michiel G ^a   Meerwaldt, Robbert ^b   Reijnen, Michel M P J ^c   Tio, René A ^a   Zeebregts, Clark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Alysis Zorggroep ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Embolic protection device; Stenting; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; RAMIPRIL;

ANGIOPLASTY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORONARY STENT; DEATH; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM; ENDARTERECTOMY; EXPERIENCE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 38049125966     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.07.022     Document Type: Review

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