Postinterventional microembolism signals detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasound after carotid artery stenting;Postinterventionelle mikroembolien nach stentimplantation in die arteria carotis interna

Vasa - European Journal of Vascular Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 49-57

  Piorkowski, Michael ^a,b   Kläffling, Christina ^c   Botsios, Spiridon ^d   Zerweck, Christoph ^e   Scheinert, Susanne ^a,f   Banning Eichenseher, Ursula ^a,f   Bausback, Yvonne ^a,f   Scheinert, Dierk ^a,f   Schmidt, Andrej ^a,f  

^a Parkkrankenhaus Leipzig   (Germany)

^b Cardioangiological Center Bethanien CCB   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiplatelet therapy; Carotid artery; Risk factors; Stent; Transcranial doppler

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; CYTOCHROME P450; HEPARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ULCER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STENT;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84925286806     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: 16642872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000406     Document Type: Article

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