Internal carotid artery stenting in patients with symptomatic atheromatous pseudo-occlusion

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 105-112

  Gil Peralta, Alberto ^a   González, Alejandro ^a   González Marcos, José R ^a   Mayol, Antonio ^a   Boza, Fernando ^a   Ruano, José ^a   Cayuela, Aurelio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid artery stenosis; Pseudo occlusion, atherosclerotic; Stenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASYSTOLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; RESTENOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYNCOPE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346157358     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074802     Document Type: Conference Paper

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