Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk of perioperative stroke and death from carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 330-336

  Harthun, Nancy L ^a   Stukenborg, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CODING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75349097350     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.068     Document Type: Article

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