Urgent CAS for patients in high neurologic risk

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 761-766

  Avgerinos, E D ^a   Brountzos, E N ^a   Ptohis, N ^a   Giannakopoulos, T ^a   Papapetrou, A ^a   Liapis, C D ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Ischemic attack, transient; Stents; Stroke

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; STENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76349126348     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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