Stent-assisted angioplasty of intracranial vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis: An initial experience

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 771-778

  Rasmussen, Peter A ^a   Perl II, John ^a   Barr, John D ^a   Markarian, Georges Z ^a   Katzan, Irene ^a   Sila, Cathy ^a   Krieger, Derk ^a   Furlan, Anthony J ^a   Masaryk, Thomas J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Atherosclerosis; Interventional neuroradiology; Vertebrobasilar artery stent

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; STENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0034055357     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.5.0771     Document Type: Article

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