title: Urgent carotid endarterectomy: the role of serial ultrasound studies in early detection of plaque rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Stroke Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. fabriziosallustio@libero.it
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sallustio
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Legge
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ippoliti
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauriello
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stanzione
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003422:Critical Care; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome