Intracranial stenting in atherosclerotic disease-recent results and challenges to face

Neuroradiology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 633-644

  Kurre, Wiebke ^a   Chapot, René ^a   Du Mesnil De Rochemont, Richard ^b   Berkefeld, Joachim ^b  

^a ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intracranial angioplasty; Intracranial stenosis; Intracranial stent; Review

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CILOSTAZOL; CLOPIDOGREL; PRASUGREL; WARFARIN;

BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STENT THROMBOSIS; ANIMAL; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; PATHOLOGY; STENT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; STENTS;

EID: 77955570385     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-010-0678-5     Document Type: Review

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