Management of asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1612-1618

  Beckman, Joshua A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84885574431     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.280039     Document Type: Review

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