Pre-Operative Masseter Area is an Independent Predictor of Long-Term Survival after Carotid Endarterectomy.

CONCLUSION: Average MA but not MD measured from the pre-operative CTA scan provides a reliable estimate of post-operative long-term survival in CEA patients independent of other risk factors, anthropometric measurements, and dental status. PMID: 30583960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - December 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Oksala NKJ, Lindström I, Khan N, Pihlajaniemi VJ, Lyytikäinen LP, Pienimäki JP, Hernesniemi J Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: research