Atherosclerotic occlusive extracranial vertebral artery disease: Indications for intervention, endovascular techniques, short-term and long-term results

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-232

  Wehman, J Christopher ^a   Hanel, Ricardo A ^a,d   Guidot, Charles A ^a   Guterman, Lee R ^a,c   Hopkins, L Nelson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c EKOS ^*

^d Cordis Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DIAMETER; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; STENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 4143142080     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2004.04055.x     Document Type: Review

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