Excimer laser-assisted high-flow extracranial/intracranial bypass in patients with symptomatic carotid artery occlusion at high risk of recurrent cerebral ischemia: Safety and long-term outcome

Stroke

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2451-2458

  Klijn, Catharina J M ^a,b   Kappelle, L Jaap ^a   Van Der Zwan, Albert ^a   Van Gijn, Jan ^a   Tulleken, Cornelis A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bypass surgery; Carotid artery occlusion; Laser; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCIMER LASER; EXTRAINTRACRANIAL ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036791930     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000030319.78212.51     Document Type: Article

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