Early and long-term outcomes of carotid endarterectomy in the very elderly: An 18-year single-center study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 518-525

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^a   Ermani, Mario ^b   Meneghetti, Giorgio ^b   Saladini, Marina ^b   Manara, Renzo ^b   Baracchini, Claudio ^b  

^a Geriatric Surgery Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 68949196312     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.053     Document Type: Article

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