Effectiveness and Safety of Carotid Artery Stenting for Significant Carotid Stenosis in Patients With Contralateral Occlusion (from the German ALKK-CAS Registry Experience)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 725-731

  Mehta, Rajendra H ^a   Zahn, Ralf ^b   Hochadel, Matthias ^c   Mudra, Harald ^d   Ischinger, Thomas ^e   Hauptmann, Karl Eugen ^f   Jung, Jens ^g   Seggewiß, Hubert ^h   Zeymer, Uwe ^b   Senges, Jochen ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Neuperlach   (Germany)

^e KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^f KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Germany)

^g Klinikum Worms   (Germany)

^h Leopoldina Krankenhaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; REGISTRIES; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749089751     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.04.038     Document Type: Article

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