Carotid artery stenting in octogenarians: the jury is still out.
Hobson
Robert W
RW
UMDNJ-NJ Medical School, 30 Bergan Street, ADMC Bldg. 6, Room 620, Newark, NJ 07107, USA. hobsonrw@umdnj.edu
D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*