Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 6 , Pages 1124-1131, June 2009

Metaanalysis of Procedural Stroke and Death among Octogenarians: Carotid Stenting versus Carotid Endarterectomy

Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Hypertension, Lipids, Diabetes and Stroke Prevention, Czechoslovakia, Prague, March 2008.

  • Asad A. Usman, BS
    • ,
  • Gale L. Tang, MD
    • ,
  • Mark K. Eskandari, MD, FACS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Mark K Eskandari, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University, 201 East Huron Street, Galter 10–105, Chicago, IL 60611

Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Received 5 January 2009; received in revised form 6 February 2009; accepted 9 February 2009. published online 09 April 2009.

Abbreviations and Acronyms: CAS, carotid artery stenting, CEA, carotid endarterectomy, MI, myocardial infarction

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 Disclosure Information: Dr Eskandari is a consultant and received honoraria from Cook, Cordis, Abbott Vascular Devices, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Terumo, and WL Gore & Associates, Inc. All other authors have nothing to declare.

PII: S1072-7515(09)00203-8

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.02.043

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 6 , Pages 1124-1131, June 2009

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