Outcomes after carotid angioplasty and stenting in symptomatic octogenarians

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 446-451

  Almekhlafi, M ^a,c   Couillard, P ^a   Pandya, A ^a   Shobha, N ^a   Morrish, W ^a   Wong, J ^a   Hill, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 79955488774     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100011859     Document Type: Article

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