Carotid artery stenting versus endarterectomy: A systematic review

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 474-487

  Gahremanpour, Amir ^a   Perin, Emerson C ^a   Silva, Guilherme ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis stenting surgery; Embolic protection devices; Endarterectomy, carotid; Meta analyses; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Registries; Reviews as topic

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEATH; DEVICES; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865839757     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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