title: Preoperative carotid duplex findings predict carotid stump pressures during endarterectomy in symptomatic but not asymptomatic patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. jchiriano@msn.com
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chiriano
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abou-Zamzam
authors.forename: Kahn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Afshin M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Molkara
authors.forename: Wayne W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: Theodore H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Teruya
mesh_terms: 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