Long-term Results of carotid artery stents to manage symptomatic carotid artery stenosis and factors that affect outcome

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-56

  Randall, Marc S ^a   McKevitt, Fiona M ^a   Kumar, Sanjeev ^a   Cleveland, Trevor J ^b   Endean, Keith ^a   Venables, Graham S ^a   Gaines, Peter A ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Registries; Stents; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; STATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RESTENOSIS; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TICLOPIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 77953678409     PISSN: 19417640     EISSN: 19417632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.108.828335     Document Type: Article

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