Preoperative White Matter Lesions Are Independent Predictors of Long-Term Survival after Internal Carotid Endarterectomy

BACKGROUND: Cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) predict long-term survival of conservatively treated acute stroke patients with etiology other than carotid stenosis. In carotid endarterectomy patients, WMLs are associated with severe carotid stenosis and unstable plaques, with the risk of periopera...

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Autores principales: Oksala, Niku, Jaroma, Marianne, Pienimäki, Juha-Pekka, Kuorilehto, Tommi, Vänttinen, Teemu, Lehtomäki, Antti, Suominen, Veli-Pekka, Dastidar, Prasun, Mäkinen, Kimmo, Erkinjuntti, Timo, Salenius, Juha-Pekka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4093648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25076957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000363128

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4093648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25076957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000363128

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