Improving outcomes in patients with carotid stenosis: Call for better research opportunities and standards

Stroke

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-8

  Abbott, Anne L ^a   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; Editorials; endarterectomy, carotid; stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; ECHOGRAPHY; STROKE;

CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STROKE;

EID: 84920439204     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007437     Document Type: Article

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