Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 518-525 , September 2009

Early and long-term outcomes of carotid endarterectomy in the very elderly: An 18-year single-center study

  • Enzo Ballotta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Section, Geriatric Surgery Clinic; Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Enzo Ballotta, MD, Vascular Surgery Section, Geriatric Surgery Clinic; Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Via N. Giustiniani, 2 35128 Padova, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Da Giau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Section, Geriatric Surgery Clinic; Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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  • Mario Ermani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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  • Giorgio Meneghetti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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  • Marina Saladini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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  • Renzo Manara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy
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  • Claudio Baracchini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padua, Italy

Received 19 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 April 2009.

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PII: S0741-5214(09)00984-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.053

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 518-525 , September 2009

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