Vertebral Artery Stenting using Distal Emboli Protection and Transcranial Doppler

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-15

  Mintz, Edward P ^b   Gruberg, Luis ^a,b   Kouperberg, Efim ^a   Beyar, Rafael ^a,b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cerebrovascular accident; Filter device; Vertebrobasilar

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FILTER; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROEMBOLISM; RESTENOSIS; STENT; SYMPTOM; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EMBOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0347362584     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10710     Document Type: Article

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