Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis - It's time to stop operating

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-5

  Abbott, Anne ^a  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 38349180249     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0682     Document Type: Review

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