Systematic Review of Guidelines for the Management of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Stroke

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3288-3301

  Abbott, Anne L ^a,b   Paraskevas, Kosmas I ^c   Kakkos, Stavros K ^d   Golledge, Jonathan ^e,f   Eckstein, Hans Henning ^g   Diaz Sandoval, Larry J ^h   Cao, Longxing ⁱ   Fu, Qiang ^j   Wijeratne, Tissa ^k   Leung, Thomas W ^l   Montero Baker, Miguel ^m   Lee, Byung Chul ⁿ   Pircher, Sabine ^o   Bosch, Marije ^a   Dennekamp, Martine ^a   Ringleb, Peter ^p  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^h Metro Health Hospital   (United States)

ⁱ Xiamen Maternity Hospital   (China)

^j SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^l CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^m UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

ⁿ Hallym University   (South Korea)

^o AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^p UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; carotid guideline; carotid stenosis; carotid stenting; stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGE; ANATOMY; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NECK ARTHRITIS; NECK DISSECTION; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; NOMENCLATURE; OBESITY; PATIENT HISTORY OF SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RESTENOSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY; VASCULAR ANATOMY; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84945893039     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.003390     Document Type: Article

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