Carotid artery surgery vs. stent: A cardiovascular perspective

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-384

  Alhaddad, Imad A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery disease; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stent

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ALGORITHMS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FILTRATION; HUMANS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8544220369     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20189     Document Type: Review

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