Editor's choice - Safety of carotid endarterectomy after intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: A case-controlled multicentre registry study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 620-625

  Rathenborg, L K ^a   Venermo, M ^b   Troeng T ^c,d   Jensen, L P ^e   Vikatmaa, P ^b   Wahlgren, C ^f   Ijas P ^b   Bjorck M ^d   Kragsterman, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Complications; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SWEDEN; TIME; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCANDINAVIA; STROKE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIAN AND NORDIC COUNTRIES; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919384498     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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