Transcervical carotid stenting with flow reversal is safe in octogenarians: A preliminary safety study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-100

  Alvarez, Beatriz ^a   Ribo, Marc ^b   Maeso, Jordi ^a   Quintana, Manuel ^b   Alvarez Sabin, Jose ^b   Matas, Manel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CATHETER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCTOGENARIAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; STENT; STROKE; TRANSCERVICAL CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549000211     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.032     Document Type: Article

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