Carotid artery stenting: Rationale, indications, and results

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 8-10, 1999, Pages 438-445

  Gishel, New ^a   Roubin, Gary S ^a   Iyer, Sriram S ^a   Vitek, Jiri J ^a  

^a Lenox Hill Heart/Vascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345240925     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02944296     Document Type: Article

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