A review of the trials comparing carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty and stenting

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-308

  Ricotta, Joseph J ^a   Malgor, Rafael D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Carotid stent trials; Carotid stenting; Stroke prevention angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54349127842     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003508324614     Document Type: Review

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