Treatment Strategies for Carotid Stenosis in Patients at Increased Risk for Surgery

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-28

  Safian, Robert D ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Carotid stent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; THIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959746340     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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