Endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis: retrospective study of 79 patients treated with stenting and angioplasty with and without cerebral protection devices Tratamento endovascular das lesões estenóticas em bifurcação carotídea: estudo retrospectivo de 79 pacientes tratados por "stent" e angioplastia com e sem mecanismos de proteção cerebral

Endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis: retrospective study of 79 patients treated with stenting and angioplasty with and without cerebral protection devices Tratamento endovascular das lesões estenóticas em bifurcação carotídea: estudo retrospectivo de 79 pacientes tratados por "stent" e angioplastia com e sem mecanismos de proteção cerebral

We evaluate the results of stenting and angioplasty on carotid bifurcation stenotic lesions using protection systems, emphasizing the indications and technical aspects. Seventy-nine patients, mean age 64.5 years were treated from February,1998 to March, 2003. All patients were included in NASCET stu...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Noda Kihara, Mario Sergio Duarte Andrioli, Eliova Zukerman, Mario Fernando Prieto Peres, Pedro Paulo Porto Júnior, Paulo Hélio Monzillo, Ivan Hideyo Okamoto, Ayrton Roberto Massaro, José Carlos Zirretta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2004-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
stent artéria carotída
aterosclerose carotídea
terapêutica endovascular
carotid artery stent
carotid artery atherosclerosis
endovascular therapy
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