Carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting? Matching the patient to the intervention

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-136

  Ricotta II, Joseph J ^a   Piazza, Michele ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; carotid stenosis; carotid stent trials; carotid stenting; carotid surgery; endovascular therapy; stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTERY OCCLUSION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMA; STROKE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957154339     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003510381136     Document Type: Review

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