Summary of evidence on early carotid intervention for recently symptomatic stenosis based on meta-analysis of current risks

Stroke

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3423-3436

  De Rango, Paola ^a   Brown, Martin M ^b   Chaturvedi, Seemant ^c   Howard, Virginia J ^d   Jovin, Tudor ^e   Mazya, Michael V ^f   Paciaroni, Maurizio ^a   Manzone, Alessandra ^a   Farchioni, Luca ^a   Caso, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; endarterectomy; meta analysis; stents; stroke

Indexed keywords

IBUTAMOREN;

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; CAROTID STENOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

CAROTID STENOSIS; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84948121678     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010764     Document Type: Article

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