Rationale and design of Emergent/Urgent Carotid Artery Stenting (EUCAS) Registry

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 737-742

  Setacci, C ^a   de Donato, G ^a   Chisci, E ^a   Setacci, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; Carotid stenosis; Stents; Stroke; TIA1 protein, human

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID STENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENT URGENT CAROTID ARTERY STENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; STENT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT DURATION;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; STENTS;

EID: 59849089051     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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