Randomized trial of predilation versus direct stenting for treatment of carotid artery stenosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-238

  Montorsi, Piero ^a   Galli, Stefano ^a   Ravagnani, Paolo ^a   Ruchin, Peter ^a   Lualdi, Alessandro ^a   Fabbiocchi, Franco ^a   Trabattoni, Daniela ^a   Veglia, Fabrizio ^a   Ali, Sarah Ghulam ^a   Bartorelli, Antonio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Direct stenting; Predilation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FILTER; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERT PREDILATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 74449093682     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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