The relationship between carotid atherosclerotic plaque morphology and the embolic risk during endovascular therapy

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-21

  Bicknell, C D ^a   Cheshire, N J W ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid disease; Embolisation; Endovascular intervention

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038827438     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1859     Document Type: Article

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