ESVS Guidelines. Invasive Treatment for Carotid Stenosis: Indications, Techniques

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1-19

  Liapis, C D ^a   Bell, Sir P R F ^b   Mikhailidis, D ^c   Sivenius, J ^d   Nicolaides, A ^e   Fernandes e Fernandes, J ^f   Biasi, G ^g   Norgren, L ^h   Avgerinos, Efthimios D ⁱ   Becker, Francis ⁱ   Benedetti Valentini, Fabrizio ⁱ   Becquemin, Jean Pierre ⁱ   Diener, Hans Christof ⁱ   Froio, Alberto ⁱ   Gaines, Peter A ⁱ   Gensini, Gianfranco ⁱ   Gerotziafas, Grigoris ⁱ   Griffin, Maura ⁱ   Hacke, Weyner ⁱ   Heikkinen, Maarit A ⁱ   Norrving, Bo ⁱ   Powell, Janet ⁱ   Kakisis, John ⁱ   Karkos, Christos ⁱ   Konstantinidis, Konstantinos ⁱ   Kotsis, Thomas ⁱ   Lavitrano, Marialuisa ⁱ   Matzsch, T ⁱ   Parsson, Hakan ⁱ   Pedro, Luis Mendes ⁱ   Salenius, Juha Pekka ⁱ   Schachter, Michael ⁱ   Sillesen, Henrik ⁱ   Thomas, Dafydd J ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^h ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ on behalf of the ESVS Guidelines Collaborators ^*

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy; Guidelines; Stenting; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STENTS; STROKE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 61849094852     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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