Carotid Endarterectomy within 2 weeks of minor ischemic stroke: A prospective study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 595-600

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Meneghetti, Giorgio ^b   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^a   Manara, Renzo ^b   Saladini, Marina ^b   Baracchini, Claudio ^c  

^a Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHUNTING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49749123839     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.044     Document Type: Article

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