Microembolization during carotid stenting with the distal-balloon antiemboli system

International Angiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 344-348

  Al Mubarak, N ^a   Roubin, G S ^a   Vitek, J J ^a   Iyer, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty, balloon; Carotid stenosis, therapy; Embolism, prevention and control; Stents

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL BALLOON PROTECTION SYSTEM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON OCCLUSION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0036937995     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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