Safety of embolic protection device-assisted and unprotected intravascular ultrasound in evaluating carotid artery atherosclerotic lesions

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Musialek, Piotr ^a,b   Pieniazek, Piotr ^a,b   Tracz, Wieslawa ^a,b   Tekieli, Lukasz ^a,b   Przewlocki, Tadeusz ^a,b   Kablak Ziembicka, Anna ^a,b   Motyl, Rafal ^b,c   Moczulski, Zbigniew ^b   Stepniewski, Jakub ^a,b   Trystula, Mariusz ^b,d   Zajdel, Wojciech ^b,d   Roslawiecka, Agnieszka ^a,b   Zmudka, Krzysztof ^b,d   Podolec, Piotr ^a,b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im Jana Pawła II   (Poland)

^c Clinical Neurology Centre   (Poland)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Embolic protection device; Intravascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY;

EID: 84856982450     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/msm.882452     Document Type: Article

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