Microscopic and macroscopic evaluation of emboli captured during angioplasty and stent procedures in extracranial vertebral and internal carotid arteries

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-269

  Divani, Afshin A ^a   Berezina, Tamara L ^b   Zhou, Jingying ^b   Pakdaman, Reza ^a   Suri, M Fareed K ^a   Qureshi, Adnan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Cerebral protection devices; Distal protection; Embolism; Internal carotid artery; Neuroprotection; Stenosis; Stent; Thrombus; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEUROPROTECTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; EMBOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STENTS; STROKE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 47049084859     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/07-2326.1     Document Type: Article

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