Impact of WASID and Wingspan on the frequency of intracranial angioplasty and stenting at a high volume tertiary care hospital

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-167

  Moskowitz, S I ^a   Kelly, M E ^b   Obuchowski, N ^a   Fiorella, D ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANGIOPLASTY; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGY; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; WARFARIN;

EID: 77958085142     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2009.000497     Document Type: Article

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