title: Carotid endarterectomy in patients with contralateral carotid occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Caron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rockman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002423:Cause of Death; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler