Comparison of Hemodynamic Cerebral Ischemia and Microembolic Signals Detected During Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Angioplasty

Crawley, Francesca; Clifton, Andrew; Buckenham, T.M.; M Loosemore, T; S. Taylor, Robert; M. Brown, Martin

doi:10.1161/01.str.28.12.2460

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Comparison of Hemodynamic Cerebral Ischemia and Microembolic Signals Detected During Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Angioplasty

Published in Stroke • Dec 1, 1997

Authors:

Francesca Crawley

Andrew Clifton

T.M. Buckenham

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There has been concern about carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) carrying a greater risk of cerebral ischemia than carotid endarterectomy. We set out to compare cerebral hemodynamics and microembolization during carotid PTA and CEA. METHODS: We used transcrani...

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Medicine

Carotid endarterectomy

Cardiology

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