Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 906-913.e4 , October 2010

Outcomes of carotid stenting compared with endarterectomy are equivalent in asymptomatic patients and inferior in symptomatic patients

  • Jeannine K. Giacovelli, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Evidence and Health Policy Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Natalia Egorova, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Evidence and Health Policy Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Rajeev Dayal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, the Universities of Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Annetine Gelijns, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Evidence and Health Policy Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • James McKinsey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, the Universities of Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY
    • ,
  • K. Craig Kent, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: K. Craig Kent, MD, A. R. Curreri Professor, Chairman, Department of Surgery, UW School of Medicine & Public Health, H4/710 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-7375

Received 1 March 2010 ,Accepted 4 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.010

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 906-913.e4 , October 2010

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