Management of vertebral stenosis complicated by presence of acute thrombus

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 317-320

  Canyigit, Murat ^a   Arat, Anil ^b,c   Cil, Barbaros E ^a   Sahin, Gurdal ^a   Turkbey, Baris ^a   Elibol, Bulent ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute thrombus; Distal protection; Stenting; Vertebral artery; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; THROMBOSIS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; STENTS; THROMBOSIS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33846408032     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-006-0016-9     Document Type: Article

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