No gender influences on clinical outcomes or durability of repair following carotid angioplasty with stenting and carotid endarterectomy

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Park, Brian ^a   Aiello, Francesco ^a   Dahn, Michael S ^a,b   Menzoian, James O ^a   Mavanur, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid; Endarterectomy; Stent; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTENOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 49649093096     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574408314444     Document Type: Article

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