Difficult retrieval of the EPI filterwire with a 5 French FR4 coronary catheter following carotid stenting

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 309-311

  Ganim, Rick P ^a   Muench, Andreas ^a   Giesler, Gregory M ^a   Smalling, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid stenting; Embolic protection device; Filterwire retrieval

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAROTID STENT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FILTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; STENT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; STENTS;

EID: 32544459432     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20525     Document Type: Article

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