Carotid artery stenting in patients with left ICA stenosis and bovine aortic arch: A single-center experience in 60 consecutive patients treated via the right radial or brachial approach

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-136

  Montorsi, Piero ^a   Galli, Stefano ^a   Ravagnani, Paolo M ^a   Trabattoni, Daniela ^a   Fabbiocchi, Franco ^a   Lualdi, Alessandro ^a   Ballerini, Giovanni ^a   Andreini, Daniele ^a   Pontone, Gianluca ^a   Caputi, Luigi ^b   Bartorelli, Antonio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Bovine aortic arch; Brachial access; Carotid stenting; Catheterization; Cerebral protection; Left internal carotid artery; Radial access; Stenosis; Stent; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894228581     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/13-4491MR.1     Document Type: Article

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