Evidence-based management of carotid stenosis: Recommendations from international guidelines

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 3-13

  Eckstein, H H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Endarterectomy, carotid; Guidelines as topic; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; LIPID; TICLOPIDINE;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAROTID ARTERY BRUIT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG INDICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART INFARCTION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR SURGERY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84860738875     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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