, 2017 Instrumental variable (IV) methods are widely used for estimating average treatment effects in the presence of unmeasured confounders. However, the capability of existing IV procedures, and most notably the two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI) procedure ...
Goodney, Philip P. +4 more
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Interobserver agreement for 10% categories of angiographic carotid stenosis [PDF]
, 1997 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although the reliability of the assessment of severe 70% to 99% carotid stenosis by carotid angiography has been proven excellent, this may not necessarily be the case for a more detailed classification of carotid stenoses by 10 ...
Bakker, S.L.M. (Stef) +3 more
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Indication for Carotid Endarterectomy
Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 1998 From recent randomized studies, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is highly beneficial to the patients with a symptomatic high-grade carotid artery stenosis (70-99%), but the surgical indication for an asymptomatic carotid artery disease remains unsolved. Sixty-three atheromatous plaques (symptomatic 51, asymptomatic 12) were obtained from 57 patients who ...
Isao Yamamoto +2 more
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Carotid stenting for irradiation-associated carotid stenosis 3 years after previous carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
, 2003 Extracranial carotid stenosis is a known complication of external irradiation to the head and neck region. We report on a patient with previous carotid endarterectomy for irradiation-associated carotid stenosis. This patient developed symptomatic carotid
Cheng, PW, Cheng, SWK, Ting, ACW
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Outcomes Assessment and Health Care Reform [PDF]
, 2008 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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Carotid Artery Stent Continued Expansion Days After Deployment, Without Post Stent Deployment Angioplasty. [PDF]
, 2015 This is a carotid artery stent (CAS) case report, which avoids post-stent deployment angioplasty (Post-SDA), with duplex confirmed continued stent expansion at 1, 3 and 30-day post deployment.
Arhuidese, Isibor +3 more
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Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Detection of Microemboli as a Predictor of Cerebral Events in Patients with Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Carotid Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: Identification of patients who will benefit from carotid endarterectomy is not entirely effective, primarily utilising degree of carotid stenosis.
Best, LM +4 more
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Experience of Carotid Endarterectomy
Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 1990 The clinical course of 45 patients treated by carotid endarterectomy over the past 5 years is described with emphasis on the following three points: 1) Diagnostic methods, namely digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and B-mode Doppler imaging technique; 2) surgical procedure using an improved shunt tube and surgical instruments; and 3) monitoring ...
Shinji Okita +6 more
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Surgical Treatment of Post-Carotid Endarterectomy Carotid Pseudoaneurysm. [PDF]
EJVES Short Rep, 2020 Lopes A, Gomes ML, Sobrinho G, Pedro LM.
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Stroke prevention by carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
, 1998 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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