Carotid artery stenosis: What is left to surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Chaer, R A ^a   Makaroun, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy, carotid; Stents

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65749113529     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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