Carotid endarterectomy: Experience in 5425 cases

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 527-534

  Chiesa, Roberto ^a,b   Melissano, Germano ^a,b,c   Castellano, Renata ^a,b   Frigerio, Sillia ^a,b   Catenaccio, Barbara ^a,b  

^a Scientific Institute H San Raffaele ^*

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 4544251300     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-004-0071-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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