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EXTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL RECONSTRUCTION FOR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS
Author(s) -
LORD REGINALD S. A.,
RUSSELL ROSS
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb110691.x
Subject(s) - carotid endarterectomy , medicine , transient (computer programming) , cardiology , stroke (engine) , blindness , endarterectomy , surgery , carotid arteries , optometry , computer science , mechanical engineering , operating system , engineering
Transient ischæmic attacks occur commonly in our community. Untreated they frequently precede a frank stroke or permanent blindness. Extracranial reconstruction, usually carotid endarterectomy, is an effective form of treatment which can be carried out with low mortality and morbidity.