Long term clinical and angiographic outcomes with the Wingspan stent for treatment of symptomatic 50-99% intracranial atherosclerosis: Single center experience in 51 cases

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-43

  Wolfe, T J ^a   Fitzsimmons, B F ^a   Hussain, S I ^a   Lynch, J R ^a   Zaidat, O O ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958097909     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2009.000331     Document Type: Article

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