Carotid endarterectomy national trends over a decade: does sex matter?

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Published in Ann Vasc Surg on December 07, 2013

Authors

Sreyram Kuy1, Anahita Dua2, Sapan S Desai3, Peter J Rossi2, Gary R Seabrook2, Brian D Lewis2, Bhavin Patel4, Sreyreath Kuy5, Cheong J Lee2, Rishi Subbarayan2, Kellie R Brown2

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Vascular Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Electronic address: sreyram@gmail.com.
2: Division of Vascular Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
3: Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
4: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
5: Department of Surgery, University General Hospital, Houston, TX.

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