Aortic Arch Anomalies are Associated with Increased Risk of Neurological Events in Carotid Stent Procedures

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 436-441

  Faggioli, G L ^a   Ferri, M ^a   Freyrie, A ^a   Gargiulo, M ^a   Fratesi, F ^a   Rossi, C ^a   Manzoli, L ^b   Stella, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Carotid arteries; Carotid stenosis; Cerebral infarction

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGENESIS; AORTA ARCH ANOMALY; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847338948     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.11.026     Document Type: Article

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