Are Octogenarians at High Risk for Carotid Endarterectomy?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 549-553

  Bremner, Amy K ^b   Katz, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY;

EID: 52949142213     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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