Carotid artery stenting in patients at surgical high risk: Clinical and ultrasound findings

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-48

  Griewing, B ^a   Brassel, F ^c   Von Smekal, U ^b   Al Ahmar, M T ^b   Kessler, Ch ^b  

^a Rhon Klinikum   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Stent; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; ULTRASOUND; VASOSPASM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; ANTICOAGULANTS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 0033985647     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016024     Document Type: Article

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