Journal article
Who benefits most from intervention for asymptomatic carotid stenosis: patients or professionals?
- Abstract:
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Although there is level I evidence supporting the role of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with asymptomatic disease, opinion remains polarised regarding what constitutes optimal management, especially as carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as a less invasive alternative. Reasons for this lack of consensus amongst surgeons, interventionists, neurologists and stroke physicians include our continued inability to identify 'high risk for stroke' patients in whom to target costly the...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
- Volume:
- 37
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 625-632
- Publication date:
- 2009-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1532-2165
- ISSN:
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1078-5884
- Source identifiers:
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119611
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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- pubs:119611
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2009
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