Outcomes and risk factors in 1,609 carotid endarterectomies

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-110

  Duncan, J Michael ^a,b   Reul, George J ^a   Ott, David A ^a   Kincade, Robert C ^a   Davis, John W ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery diseases mortality surgery; Carotid stenosis surgery; Cerebrovascular disorder prevention and control; Endarterectomy, carotid; Ischemic attack, transient; Postoperative period; Retrospective studies; Stroke; Survival rate; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47249146981     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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