Carotid Stenting or Carotid Surgery in Average Surgical-Risk Patients: Interpreting the Conflicting Clinical Trial Data

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-21

  Gray, William A ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959718750     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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