Intra-arterial thrombolysis for basilar artery thrombosis and stenting for asymptomatic carotid disease: Implications and future directions

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 2 PART 2, 2007, Pages 721-722

  Hachinski, Vladimir ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carotid stenosis; Stenting; Thrombolysis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BASILAR ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 33846619238     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000251439.50090.0c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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