Efficacy and safety of carotid artery stenting for stroke preve

Efficacy and safety of carotid artery stenting for stroke preve

Background: Extracranial carotid artery stenosis is a leading cause of ischemic stroke. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the gold-standard management for secondary stroke prevention yet carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged in the last decade as an alternative for high surgical risk patients. Pur...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Elserwi, Talal Amer, Nermin Soliman, Ghada M. Gaballa, Ali H. Elmokadem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Stroke
Prevention
Carotid
Stenting
Endarterectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X1500251X

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