Carotid artery disease: Selecting the appropriate asymptomatic patient for intervention

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Rockman, Caron ^a   Riles, Thomas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asymptomatic; carotid artery angioplasty and stenting; carotid artery stenosis; carotid endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANGIOPLASTY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956246916     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003510379881     Document Type: Review

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