Effect of nonoptimal imaging on the relationship between the measured degree of symptomatic carotid stenosis and risk of ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Some recent studies of noninvasive carotid imaging have identified high rates of inappropriate decision-making about endarterectomy compared with conventional arterial angiography (CAA), but there is substantial inconsistency across the published literature. CAA is usually re...

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Hauptverfasser: Cuffe, R, Rothwell, P
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006