Treatment of carotid artery stenosis: Medical therapy, surgery, or stenting?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 362-368

  Lanzino, Giuseppe ^a   Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a   Brown Jr , Robert D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ANGIOPLASTY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CAROTID ARTERY BRUIT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 64749112088     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/84.4.362     Document Type: Review

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