Carotid stenosis - When is revascularization appropriate?

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-211

  Koennecke, Hans Christian ^a,b  

^a VIVANTES KLINIKUM IM FRIEDRICHSHAIN   (Germany)

^b VIVANTES KLINIKUM AM URBAN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Risk stratification; Stenosis; Stroke; Therapeutic benefit

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MONOCULAR VISION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; AGE; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HISTORY; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COUNSELING; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73149121345     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.38.3.203     Document Type: Review

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