Asymptomatic carotid stenosis identifying patients at high enough risk to warrant endarterectomy or stenting

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 655-657

  Spence, J David ^a   Pelz, David ^b   Veith, Frank J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carotid stenosis; Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Endarterectomy; Stenting

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMOKING; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; STENT;

ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID STENOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ENDARTERECTOMY; STENTING;

CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 84899156231     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.626770     Document Type: Editorial

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