Interpreting the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stent Trial (CREST): Additional trials are needed

Vascular

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 247-249

  Paraskevas, Kosmas I ^a   Mikhailidis, Dimitri P ^b   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^c   Veith, Frank J ^d,e  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TICLOPIDINE;

CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH; EDITORIAL; ENDARTERECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; STROKE;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958550649     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2010.00063     Document Type: Editorial

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