Carotid endarterectomy within seven days after the neurological index event is safe and effective in stroke prevention

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-739

  Rantner, B ^a   Kollerits, B ^a   Schmidauer, C ^a   Willeit, J ^a   Thauerer, M ^a   Rieger, M ^a   Fraedrich, G ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Early treatment policy; Internal carotid artery; Ischaemic event

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 81755177459     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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