Carotid plaque characterization by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound related to the timing of carotid intervention

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 764-773

  González, Alejandro ^a   López Rueda, Antonio ^a   Gutiérrez, Isabel ^a   Moniche, Francisco ^a   Cayuela, Aurelio ^a   Bustamante, Alejandro ^a   Mayol, Antonio ^a   Gonzalez Marcos, Jose Ramón ^a   Gil Peralta, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Carotid stenting; Complications; Stroke; Transient ischemic attack; Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VIRTUAL HISTOLOGY INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84871346171     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/JEVT-12-3914MR2.1     Document Type: Article

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