Carotid artery stenting with proximal embolic protection via a transradial or transbrachial approach: Pushing the boundaries of the technique while maintaining safety and efficacy

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 549-560

  Montorsi, Piero ^a,b   Galli, Stefano ^a,b   Ravagnani, Paolo M ^a,b   Tresoldi, Simone ^c   Teruzzi, Giovanni ^a,b   Caputi, Luigi ^d   Trabattoni, Daniela ^a,b   Fabbiocchi, Franco ^a,b   Calligaris, Giuseppe ^a,b   Grancini, Luca ^a,b   Lualdi, Alessandro ^a,b   De Martini, Stefano ^a,b   Bartorelli, Antonio L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^c DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachial artery access; Carotid artery stent; Cerebral protection; Embolic protection; Filter; Proximal embolic protection; Radial artery access

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; HIRULOG; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY STENT; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION FILTER; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESTENOSIS; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; SELF EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSBRACHIAL APPROACH; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSRADIAL APPROACH; VASCULAR ACCESS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CATHETERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LEARNING CURVE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; ANTICOAGULANTS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84979518619     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1526602816651424     Document Type: Article

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