Safety and feasibility of a novel transcervical access neuroprotection system for carotid artery stenting in the PROOF Study - Pinter, Laszlo; Ribo, Marc; Loh, Christopher; Lane, Barton; Roberts, Tracy; Chou, Tony M.; Kolvenbach, Ralf R. (Journal of vascular surgery, 2011)
Keywords: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angioplasty - adverse effects; Angioplasty - instrumentation; Biological and medical sciences; Carotid Stenosis - complications; Carotid Stenosis - diagnosis; Carotid Stenosis - physiopathology; Carotid Stenosis - therapy; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Embolic Protection Devices; Feasibility Studies; Female; Germany; Humans; Intracranial Embolism - diagnosis; Intracranial Embolism - etiology; Intracranial Embolism - physiopathology; Intracranial Embolism - prevention & control; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Neurology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis Design; Severity of Illness Index; Stents; Stroke - diagnosis; Stroke - etiology; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke - prevention & control; Surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels; Germany; Cardiovascular disease; Feasibility; Carotid; Surgery