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Stroke prevention: carotid stenting versus carotid endarterectomy

Revascularization of the extracranial carotid arteries is a commonly performed surgical procedure to prevent stroke. Open surgery (i.e., carotid endarterectomy [CEA]) is a well-established stroke prevention procedure but is being ‘challenged' by a less invasive percutaneous procedure (i.e., car...

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Autor principal: White, Christopher J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medicine Reports Ltd 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2948384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948861
http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/M2-24