Optimising the Timing of Carotid Surgery using a Carotid Risk Scoring System

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 390-394

  Ehsan, O ^a   Paravastu, S ^a   da Silva, A ^a  

^a WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABCD2 scoring; Carotid Endarterectomy; Stroke risk scoring; Transient ischaemic attack scoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51349087585     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.031     Document Type: Article

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