Does surgery have a role in the management of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis? Yes, but...

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-3

  Thijs, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 38349148071     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0681     Document Type: Review

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