Carotid stenosis management: A review for the internist

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 133-142

  Carmo, Gabriel Assis Lopes ^a   Calderaro, Daniela ^a   Gualandro, Danielle Menosi ^a   Casella, Ivan Benaduce ^a   Yu, Pai Ching ^a   Marques, André Coelho ^a   Caramelli, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Atherothrombosis; Carotid angioplasty; Carotid artery disease; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84894430461     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-1005-z     Document Type: Review

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