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Stroke prevention by carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
Cerebrovascular disease is the third leading cause of death in Hong Kong and stroke is a major cause of disability in the elderly. With increased life span, rehabilitation and care of patients with disabiling stroke has become a substantial economic ...
Cheng, SWK, Lau, H
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Surgical Treatment of Post-Carotid Endarterectomy Carotid Pseudoaneurysm
Alice Lopes+3 more
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Experiences with carotid endarterectomy at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute
Background: Atherosclerotic carotid artery disease poses a grave threat to cerebral circulation, leading to a stroke with its devastating sequelae, if left untreated.
Unnikrishnan Madathipat+9 more
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Outcomes Assessment and Health Care Reform [PDF]
Argues for the use of outcomes assessment in measuring cost-effectiveness and quality to capture the overall impact of multi-dimensional treatment strategies and to identify healthcare systems that both adopt appropriate technologies and perform ...
Amitabh Chandra+2 more
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trials show higher 30-day risk of stroke or death after carotid artery stenting compared with surgery. We examined whether operator experience is associated with 30-day risk of stroke or death in the Carotid ...
Algra, A+32 more
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Carotid artery stenting vs. endarterectomy [PDF]
Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is superior to medical management for stroke prevention in patients with symptomatic and, to a lesser degree, asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis.
Clair, Daniel G.+2 more
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Monitoring of carotid endarterectomy
Said Musallam Al Maashani+1 more
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Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting in the US Medicare Population, 1999-2014
J. Lichtman+9 more
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Background: Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) is a technique in which a stent is placed in the internal carotid artery (ICA) by directly puncturing the common carotid artery (CCA).
Wojciech Haratym, Tomislav Stojanovic
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