Carotid endarterectomy in asymptomatic patients with limited life expectancy

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1781-1787

  Wallaert, Jessica B ^a   De Martino, Randall R ^a   Finlayson, Samuel R G ^a,b   Walsh, Daniel B ^a   Corriere, Matthew A ^c   Stone, David H ^a   Cronenwett, Jack L ^a   Goodney, Philip P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriate; asymptomatic; carotid endarterectomy; life expectancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863299711     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.650903     Document Type: Article

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