Is counterpulsation a potential therapy for ischemic stroke?

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-105

  Han, Jing Hao ^a,b   Wong, Ka Sing ^a,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Counterpulsation; Ischemic stroke

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN;

AORTA BALLOON; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COUNTERPULSATION; DATA BASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHINA; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COUNTERPULSATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49949110953     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000139655     Document Type: Review

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