Carotid revascularization: Risks and benefits

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 403-416

  O'Brien, Marlene ^a   Chandra, Ankur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Carotid stent

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOW RISK PATIENT; PATHOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904352267     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S48923     Document Type: Review

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