Perioperative stroke: Risk assessment, prevention and treatment topical collection on cerebrovascular disease and stroke

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Brooks, Daniel C ^a   Schindler, Joseph L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; CABG; Carotid endarterectomy; CEA; Coronary artery bypass graft; Perioperative; Risk; Stroke; Surgery; TIA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894071213     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: 15343189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-013-0282-1     Document Type: Article

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