Carotid artery stenosis - An evidence-based review of surgical and non-surgical treatments

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 387-392

  Trivedi, Rikin A ^a   Weerakkody, Ruwan A ^a   Turner, Carole ^a   Kirkpatrick, Peter J ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Endovascular therapy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHUNTING; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849121398     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690902814741     Document Type: Review

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