Carotid artery stenting: What do recent trials and registries tell us?

Future Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 449-453

  Mudra, Harald ^a  

^a Klinikum Neuperlach   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEATH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249087206     PISSN: 14796678     EISSN: 17448298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/14796678.4.5.449     Document Type: Editorial

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