Safety of angioplasty and stenting without thrombolysis for the treatment of early ischemic stroke

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Abou Chebl, Alex ^a   Vora, Nirav ^b   Yadav, Jay S ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Angioplasty; Stenting

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; EPTIFIBATIDE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PROTAMINE SULFATE;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARENCHYMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63149119754     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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