Endovascular Stenting for Vertebral Artery Stenosis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 538-542

  Jenkins, J Stephen ^a   Patel, Samir N ^a   White, Christopher J ^a   Collins, Tyrone J ^a   Reilly, John P ^a   McMullan, Paul W ^a   Grise, Mark A ^a   Grant, Arthur G ^a   Ramee, Stephen R ^a  

^a JOHN OCHSNER HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; vertebral artery angioplasty; vertebral artery stenosis; vertebrobasilar insufficiency

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; STENT; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TARGET ORGAN; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 75249104210     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.069     Document Type: Article

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