High-grade symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis in the very elderly. A challenge for proponents of carotid angioplasty and stenting

BACKGROUND: Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is often considered as the preferred treatment for severe carotid occlusive disease in patients labelled as "high risk", including those aged 80 or more. We analyzed 30-day stroke risk and death rates after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for...

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Autores principales: Ballotta, Enzo, Da Giau, Giuseppe, Militello, Carmelo, Barbon, Bruno, De Rossi, Aldo, Meneghetti, Giorgio, Baracchini, Claudio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16573829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-6-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16573829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-6-12

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