Very urgent carotid endarterectomy confers increased procedural risk

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1331-1335

  Strömberg, Sofia ^a,b   Gelin, Johan ^a   Österberg, Torun ^c   Bergström, Göran M L ^b   Karlström, Lars ^a   Österberg, Klas ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Perioperative outcome; Stroke; Symptomatic carotid stenosis; TIA

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SWEDEN; THERAPY DELAY;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860221709     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.639344     Document Type: Article

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