Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke: Current indications

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Yoo, Albert J ^a   Chaudhry, Zeshan A ^a   Leslie Mazwi, Thabele M ^a   Chandra, Ronil V ^a   Hirsch, Joshua A ^a   González, Ramon Gilberto ^a   Simonsen, Claus Z ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Endovascular therapy; Imaging selection; Outcomes; Patient selection

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; PROUROKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; STROKE;

EID: 84859078056     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: 15579808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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