Prediction and Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis: The High-risk Period and the High-risk Patient

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-263

  Rothwell, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Risk prediction; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; INDAPAMIDE; PERINDOPRIL; SIMVASTATIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LONG TERM CARE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREDICTION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; STROKE PREVENTION; SYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ASPIRIN; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39349100176     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.11.006     Document Type: Review

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