An analysis of carotid artery stenting procedures performed in New York and Florida (2005-2006): Procedure indication, stroke rate, and mortality rate are equivalent for vascular surgeons and non-vascular surgeons

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1379-1385

  Steppacher, Robert ^a   Csikesz, Nicholas ^a   Eslami, Mohammad ^a   Arous, Elias ^a   Messina, Louis ^a   Schanzer, Andres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 66149101013     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.233     Document Type: Article

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