Management of mobile floating carotid plaque using carotid artery stenting

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 653-656

  Chakhtoura, Elie Y ^a   Goldstein, Jonathan E ^a   Hobson II, Robert W ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Internal carotid artery; Plaque morphology; Postsurgical restenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; STENT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS;

EID: 0141590467     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2003)010<0653:MOMFCP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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