SPREAD-STACI study: A protocol for a randomized multicenter clinical trial comparing urgent with delayed endarterectomy in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-85

  Lanza, Gaetano ^a   Ricci, Stefano ^b   Speziale, Francesco ^c   Toni, Danilo ^d   Sbarigia, Enrico ^c   Setacci, Carlo ^e   Pratesi, Carlo ^f   Somalvico, Francesco ^a   Zaninelli, Augusto ^g   Gensini, Gian Franco ^f  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b Department of Neurology   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Randomized clinical trial; Stroke prevention; Symptomatic carotid stenosis; Urgent vs. delayed carotid endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84155174843     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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