title: Improved outcomes of carotid endarterectomy: the critical role of vascular surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA.
authors.forename: Desarom
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teso
authors.forename: Jared C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Frattini
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dardik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010819:Physician's Role; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014481:United States; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards