Results 231 to 240 of about 267,481 (274)

Carotid Endarterectomy

2022
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. One of the main causes of stroke is carotid artery stenosis. Stenosis with atherosclerosis in the carotid artery can cause stroke by hemodynamic ischemia or artery to artery embolism. A most common surgical intervention for carotid artery stenosis is carotid endarterectomy (CEA).
Takayuki, Hara, Yurie, Rai
openaire   +2 more sources

Carotid Endarterectomy

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1989
To evaluate the usefulness of doing carotid endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid artery disease.Synthesis and summarization of data on the untreated course of cerebrovascular disease, and review of selected evidence and expert opinion on the risks and benefits of endarterectomy and medical therapy.There is a large body of
R D, Cebul, J P, Whisnant
openaire   +2 more sources

Carotid endarterectomy

Nursing Standard, 2001
Cerebrovascular accident or stroke is a common cause of death and disability. Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure performed to prevent ischaemic stroke. This article provides an overview of atherosclerotic carotid disease and issues involved with carotid endarterectomy.
C, Bick, C, Imray
openaire   +2 more sources

Carotid Endarterectomy

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1980
Thousands of carotid endarterectomies are now performed each year. In properly selected patients in the hands of competent surgeons, the mortality and morbidity rate should not exceed 2 per cent. Although the long-term results are good, this procedure is prophylactic, and a patient who has already sustained a fixed neurologic deficit will rarely be ...
A V, Persson, S P, Griffey
openaire   +5 more sources

Carotid Endarterectomy

Neurologic Clinics, 1983
Carotid endarterectomy should be limited to selected patients who are good risks with definitive diagnostic criteria. The author discusses indications for carotid endarterectomy, postoperative management and timing, and operative technique.
openaire   +3 more sources

Carotid Endarterectomy

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1975
During the last 20 years carotid endarterectomy has become an important method of treatment for selected patients with arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease. Improvement in selection of patients for operation, in anesthetic management, and in surgical techniques has resulted in a decline in complications associated with the operation.
openaire   +2 more sources

Endarterectomy, Stenting, or Neither for Asymptomatic Carotid-Artery Stenosis.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
Important data from two large, randomized trials comparing early and late outcomes after carotid endarterectomy and carotid-artery stenting have now been published in the Journal.1,2 In common with every other large, multicenter, randomized trial to date,
J. Spence, A. Naylor
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Carotid Endarterectomy

1982
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses carotid endarterectomy. Stenotic lesions that have no effect on pressure or flow in the vessel are important to the development of stroke if they are a source of embolism because of the presence of ulceration. Majority of transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients have neck vessel disease. The rare combination of
openaire   +3 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy