Plaque morphology and embolic protection strategies in carotid artery stenting

World Neurosurg. 2014 Jul-Aug;82(1-2):e179-81. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.02.023. Epub 2014 Feb 16.

Authors

Matthew S Tenser¹, William J Mack²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: wjmack@gmail.com.

PMID: 24549014
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.02.023

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Keywords: Adverse events; Carotid stenting; Distal protection; Embolic protection; Proximal protection; Treatment outcome.

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MeSH terms

Angioplasty / adverse effects*
Carotid Stenosis / epidemiology*
Carotid Stenosis / therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Stents / adverse effects*
Stroke / etiology*