Angioplasty and stenting of symptomatic and asymptomatic vertebral artery stenosis: To treat or not to treat

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-272

  Parkhutik, V ^a   Lago, A ^a   Tembl, J I ^a   Aparici, F ^a   Vazquez, V ^a   Mainar, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic stenosis; Posterior circulation stroke; Vertebral; Vertebral angioplasty; Vertebral symptomatic stenosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SAFETY; STENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 74549186987     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02786.x     Document Type: Article

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