title: Commentary on "Carotid interventions in acute stroke".
authors.affiliation: Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. john.j.ricotta@medstar.net
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ricotta
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome