title: Analysis of factors contributing to improved outcome for carotid endarterectomy.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Vascular Health and Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany Medical Center Hospital, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Dhiraj M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: R Clement
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Darling
authors.forename: Benjamin B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Philip S K
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Paty
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Kreienberg
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Roddy
authors.forename: Kathleen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ozsvath
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002423:Cause of Death; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011336:Probability; D012042:Registries; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler