Treatment of Asymptomatic Carotid Disease with Stenting: Con

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-107

  Naylor, A Ross ^a   Bell, Peter R F ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45149132339     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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