Left versus right carotid artery stenting: Is it important?

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-10

  New, Gishel ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEFT CAROTID ARTERY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RIGHT CAROTID ARTERY; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AMAUROSIS FUGAX; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949197516     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22142     Document Type: Note

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