Carotid surgery today: an update after 14,000 carotid endarterectomy procedures

  • Đorđe Radak Vascular surgery Clinic, “Dedinje” Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Nenad Ilijevski Vascular surgery Clinic, “Dedinje” Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Nenad Đukić Vascular surgery Clinic, “Dedinje” Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia
Keywords: carotid arteries, carotid artery diseases, endarterectomy, carotid, vascular surgical procedures, angioplasty, balloon, anesthesia, local, platelet aggregation inhibitors, treatment outcome,

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Published
2017/03/07
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