Angioplasty
Reports outline angioplasty study findings from Ege University
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, March 12th, 2010
"Stenosis of the internal carotid artery due to atherosclerosis can Cause embolic stroke or cerebral ischemia, both of which may result in significant morbidity, mortality, and long-term disability. Although the endovascular technique with balloons and stents to relieve arterial (i.e., coronary) stenosis has allowed a nonsurgical approach to the management of atherosclerotic disease for many years, its use in carotid vessels' has only recently gained popularity," scientists in Izmir, Turkey report.
"In addition, improvements in endovascular access systems have extended the use of carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS), especially since the advent of cerebral emboli...
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