Early and long-term outcomes of carotid endarterectomy in the very elderly: An 18-year single-center study Enzo Ballotta, MD, Giuseppe Da Giau, MD, Mario Ermani, MD, Giorgio Meneghetti, MD, Marina Saladini, MD, Renzo Manara, MD, Claudio Baracchini, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 50, Issue 3, Pages 518-525 (September 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.053 Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier curves show the freedom from stroke of the two groups who underwent carotid endarterectomy. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 50, 518-525DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.053) Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier curves show the long-term cumulative survival of the two groups. Standard error exceeds 10% in group I after seven years. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 50, 518-525DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.053) Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The long-term relative survival of the elderly patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy. Standard error exceeds 10% in group I after seven years. The survival of age- and gender-matched Italian population was plotted for reference. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 50, 518-525DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.053) Copyright © 2009 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions