Carotid angioplasty with or without stenting versus carotid endarterectomy for carotid artery stenosis: A meta-analysis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 40-47

  Jeng, Jiann Shing ^a,b   Liu, Hon Man ^a   Tu, Yong Kwang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Stents

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PUBMED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STENTS;

EID: 44649086431     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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