Poor outcomes after endovascular treatment of symptomatic carotid stenosis: time for a moratorium

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 871-873

  Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CORONARY STENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RESTENOSIS; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STENTS;

EID: 69749120915     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70230-3     Document Type: Letter

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