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Theme: Stroke - Review

Ascertainment of any and all neurologic and myocardial damage in carotid revascularization: the key to optimization?

Joseph L Blackshear Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. [email protected]
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Thomas G Brott Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
Pages 469-484 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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