Carotid artery disease in octogenarians: Endarterectomy or stenting?

International Angiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-360

  Seretis, K ^a,c   Goudakos, I ^a   Vlachakis, I ^a,b   Anthimidis, G ^a   Papadimitriou, D ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Georgios Gennimatas General Hospital   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aged, 80 and over; Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Stents

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; STENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38949099345     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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