Carotid endarterectomy in the acute phase of crescendo cerebral transient ischemic attacks is safe and effective

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 637-642

  Leseche, Guy ^a   Alsac, Jean Marc ^a   Castier, Yves ^a   Fady, Francis ^a   Lavallee, Philippa C ^a   Mazighi, Mikael ^a   Amarenco, Pierre ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; NADROPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRESCENDO CEREBRAL TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 79951858311     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.09.055     Document Type: Article

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