TY - JOUR
AU - Diogenes,
AB - Age and Ageing 2008; 37: 366–367  The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. doi:10.1093/ageing/afn113 All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org Published electronically 16 May 2008 rational decisions could be taken if there was more accurate Endarterectomy versus stenting in older assessment of the social and economic costs of an illness, patients rather than the narrow clinical benefits of a particular drug Until recently the favoured treatment of carotid artery (Rheumatology 2008; 47: 188 – 931). This was investigated stenosis has been carotid endarterectomy (Surgeon 2008; in 505 patients with late-stage rheumatoid arthritis treated 6: 14 – 18). More attention has now been given to arterial with adalimumab, a drug which inhibits the effect of tumour stenting. Review of five randomised controlled trials has necrosis factor. There was an increase in physical function indicated that the latter has no particular advantage over and maintenance of performance. Conversely, there was no endarterectomy. It is of concern, however, that the follow- change in the need for personal help or the provision of up period of these studies was short. Progress is underway transport. on a large controlled study over a much 
TI - News and Reviews
JO - Age and Ageing
DO - 10.1093/ageing/afn113
DA - 2008-07-16
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/news-and-reviews-gUSQbRbmsA
SP - 366
EP - 367
VL - 37
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -