A potential pathway for managing diabetic patients with arterial emboli detected by retinal screening

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-157

  Hadley, G ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^a,b   Stratton, I ^a   Sykes, J ^a   Scanlon, P H ^a  

^a English National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carotid disease; Carotid endarterectomy; Diabetes; Retinal embolism; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTERY EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 79960932714     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.04.031     Document Type: Article

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