Cerebral protection devices reduce periprocedural strokes during carotid angioplasty and stenting: A systematic review of the current literature

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-427

  Garg, Nitin ^a   Karagiorgos, Nikolaos ^b   Pisimisis, George T ^b   Sohal, Davendra P S ^c   Matthew Longo, G ^a,b   Johanning, Jason M ^a,b   Lynch, Thomas G ^a,b   Pipinos, Iraklis I ^a,b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid angioplasty; Emboli protection device; Meta analysis; Stenting; Stroke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350145616     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/09-2713.1     Document Type: Review

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