The expanding indications for virtual histology intravascular ultrasound for plaque analysis prior to carotid stenting

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 729-736

  Schiro, B J ^a   Wholey, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endarterectomy, carotid; Postoperative complications; Stents; Ultrasonography, interventional

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION THIN CAP FIBROATHEROMA; CAROTID STENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEATH; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FIBROATHEROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; REVIEW; STENT; THIN CAP FIBROATHEROMA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; STENTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 59849086402     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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