Periprocedural embolic events related to carotid artery stenting detected by diffusion-weighted MRI: Comparison between proximal and distal embolus protection devices

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-303

  El Koussy, Marwan ^a,b,c   Schroth, Gerhard ^a   Do, Dai Do ^a   Gralla, Jan ^a   Nedeltchev, Krassen ^a   Von Bredow, Ferdinand ^a   Remonda, Luca ^a   Brekenfeld, Caspar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid artery; Diffusion weighted MRI; Embolus protection device; Filter; Stenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447308782     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/06-1990.1     Document Type: Article

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