Carotid stents: Which is the best option?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 779-794

  Nikas, D N ^a   Kompara, G ^b   Reimers, B ^b  

^a Ioannina Public Hospital   (Greece)

^b Mirano Public Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Carotid artery disease; Stents

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; NITINOL;

CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; FORCE; FRACTURE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STENT THROMBOSIS; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84055218312     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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