Urgent carotid endarterectomy to prevent recurrence and improve neurologic outcome in mild-to-moderate acute neurologic events

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 622-628

  Capoccia, Laura ^a   Sbarigia, Enrico ^a   Speziale, Francesco ^a   Toni, Danilo ^a   Fiorani, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STROKE;

EID: 79951853818     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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