Identifying the High-risk Patient with Clinically Relevant Embolisation After Carotid Endarterectomy

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Sharpe, R Y ^a   Walker, J ^a   Bown, M J ^a   Naylor, M B ^a   Evans, D H ^a   Naylor, A R ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Dextran; Stroke; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DEXTRAN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CONTROL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; DEXTRANS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 58149277281     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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