Regarding "Carotid artery stenting has increased rates of postprocedure stroke, death, and resource utilization than does carotid endarterectomy in the United States, 2005"

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 238-239

  De Rango, Paola ^a   Parlani, Gianbattista ^a   Cao, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HEALTH CARE COST; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STENTS; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649214861     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.214     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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