Captured Macro-embolus of Fractured Atheromatous Plaque by the Embolic Protection Device during Carotid Stent Assisted Angioplasty

The authors present a case in which macro-embolus from the ruptured atheromatous plaque developed during carotid artery stenting (CAS). A 63-year-old man who had suffered a left middle cerebral artery territory infarction had significant proximal left internal carotid artery stenosis required CAS pr...

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Main Authors: Mun Chul Kim, Shelby Bennett, Richard Farb, Sydney Croul, Seon-Kyu Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology 2013-02-01
Series:Neurointervention
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Online Access:http://neurointervention.org/upload/pdf/ni-8-52.pdf