Carotid Stent-Assisted Angioplasty: Preliminary Technique, Angiography, and Intravascular Ultrasound Observations.
Satler L, Hoffmann R, Lansky A, Mintz G, Popma J, Pichard A, Kent K, Hong M, Korzak N, Horton K, Cabellion S, Leon M. Carotid Stent-Assisted Angioplasty: Preliminary Technique, Angiography, and Intravascular Ultrasound Observations. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 1996, 8: 23-30. PMID: 10785682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotid stent-assisted angioplastyIntravascular ultrasound observationsIntravascular ultrasound imagingUltrasound observationsInternal carotid artery lesionsSignificant carotid artery stenosisSurgical carotid endarterectomyHigh surgical riskProcedure-related complicationsStent-assisted angioplastyCo-morbid statesCarotid artery lesionsCarotid artery stenosisAppropriate clinical applicationCatheter-based proceduresAsymptomatic patientsArtery lesionsClinical sequelaeStandard therapySymptomatic patientsPatient subsetsSurgical riskAngiographic resultsArtery stenosisCarotid endarterectomy