Rationale and design of a multidisciplinary national real-world registry on carotid stenting: The Italian Registry for Carotid Stenting (RISC)

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-220

  Biasi, Giorgio M ^a   Deleo, Gaetano ^a   Froio, Alberto ^a   Cremonesi, Alberto ^b   Inglese, Luigi ^c   Lavitrano, Marialuisa ^d   Setacci, Carlo ^e  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MARIA CECILIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Carotid stenosis; Cerebrovascular disease; Outcome analysis; Restenosis; Stent; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID STENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; FUNDING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEURORADIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; RESTENOSIS; STENT; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASCULAR SURGERY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; METHODOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; ITALY; QUALITY CONTROL; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; STENTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33750122162     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/05-1662.1     Document Type: Article

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