Optimal medical treatment versus carotid endarterectomy: The rationale and design of the Aggressive Medical Treatment Evaluation for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis (AMTEC) study

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 269-274

  Kolos, Igor ^a   Loukianov, Mikhail ^a   Dupik, Nikolay ^a   Boytsov, Sergey ^a   Deev, Alexandr ^a  

^a NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR THERAPY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Medical treatment; Randomized trial; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; STROKE;

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASPIRIN; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LOSARTAN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RUSSIA; STROKE;

EID: 84921502768     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12019     Document Type: Article

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