Urgent carotid endarterectomy: the role of serial ultrasound studies in early detection of plaque rupture.
Sallustio
Fabrizio
F
Department of Neuroscience, Stroke Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. fabriziosallustio@libero.it
Di Legge
Silvia
S
Koch
Giacomo
G
Ippoliti
Arnaldo
A
Mauriello
Alessandro
A
Stanzione
Paolo
P
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