Carotid stenting: more risky than endarterectomy and often no better than medical treatment alone

The Lancet

Volumn 375, Issue 9719, 2010, Pages 957-959

  Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY RISK; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STENT; STROKE;

EID: 77949464348     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60404-7     Document Type: Note

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