A tortuous distal carotid artery: How to overcome the problem, with the aim of guaranteeing distal protection

International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-80

  Spanos, Vassilis ^a   Stankovic, Goran ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^a  

^a EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Protection device; Stent

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISTAL TORTUOSITY; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0037936642     PISSN: 14628848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14628840310003262     Document Type: Article

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