Carotid artery stenting vs. endarterectomy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2693-2704

  Roffi, Marco ^a   Mukherjee, Debabrata ^b   Clair, Daniel G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid artery stenting; Carotid endarterectomy; Emboli protection; Meta analysis; Randomized trials

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CONSENSUS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72949109541     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp471     Document Type: Review

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