Is there evidence that cerebral protection is beneficial? Clinical data

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-141

  Schönholz, Claudio ^a,c   Uflacker, R ^a   Parodi, J C ^b   Hannegan, C ^a   Selby, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid artery; Carotid stenosis; Cerebral protection; Embolic protection device; Embolism; Stent; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; NITINOL;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; REGISTER; REVIEW; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646246412     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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