High-risk patients for carotid endarterectomy: Turned down cases are rare

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 333-343

  Marcucci, G ^a   Accrocca, F ^a   Antonelli, R ^a   Giordano, A G ^a   Gabrielli, R ^a   Mounayergi, F ^b   Sbroscia, A ^a   Siani, A ^a  

^a San Paolo General Hospital   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endarterectomy, carotid; Intraoperative complications; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864768424     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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