Fracture of a Carotid Stent: A Word of Caution

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 622-623

  Diehm, Nicolas ^a,b   Baum, Samuel ^a   Katzen, Barry T ^a   Kovacs, Margaret ^a   Benenati, James ^a  

^a BAPTIST CARDIAC AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; PHENYLEPHRINE;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LETTER; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESTENOSIS; STENT;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS;

EID: 41049102897     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.12.451     Document Type: Letter

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