Optimal selection of asymptomatic patients for carotid endarterectomy based on predicted 5-year survival

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-119

  Wallaert, Jessica B ^a   Cronenwett, Jack L ^a   Bertges, Daniel J ^b   Schanzer, Andres ^c   Nolan, Brian W ^a   De Martino, Randall ^a   Eldrup Jorgensen, Jens ^d   Goodney, Philip P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^d MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIALYSIS; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879417582     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.12.056     Document Type: Article

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