A tailored approach to overcoming challenges of a bovine aortic arch during left internal carotid artery stenting

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-338

  Ventoruzzo, Giorgio ^a   Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe ^b   Maioli, Filippo ^a   Liistro, Francesco ^a   Bolognese, Leonardo ^a   Bellandi, Guido ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiography; Bovine arch; Brachial access; Carotid artery stenting; Common carotid artery; Computed tomography; Femoral access; Innominate artery; Internal carotid artery; Treatment algorithm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK; TORQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; AORTA, THORACIC; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS;

EID: 84864555803     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/11-3730MR.1     Document Type: Article

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