Carotid endarterectomy in asymptomatic carotid stenosis: A decision analysis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 472-479

  Arazi, Hernan Cohen ^a   Capparelli, Federico J ^a   Linetzky, Bruno ^b   Rebolledo, Fernando Perez ^b   Augustovski, Federico ^c   Wainsztein, Nestor A ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Prevention; Stroke; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DECISION TREE; HUMAN; MODEL; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; DECISION TREES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 43149085024     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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