Preoperative carotid duplex findings predict carotid stump pressures during endarterectomy in symptomatic but not asymptomatic patients.
Chiriano
Jason
J
Division of Vascular Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. jchiriano@msn.com
Abou-Zamzam
Ahmed M
AM
Nguyen
Kahn
K
Molkara
Afshin M
AM
Zhang
Wayne W
WW
Bianchi
Christian
C
Teruya
Theodore H
TH
D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002140:California; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex