The challenges of intracranial revascularization for stroke prevention

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1054-1055

  Broderick, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BYPASS SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; ENDARTERECTOMY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL STENT; PATIENT CARE; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REPERFUSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 80052865349     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1108394     Document Type: Editorial

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