How Long Stent Last That Put In Carotid Artery In Heart?
Carotid angioplasty and stenting; CAS; Angioplasty - carotid artery
References
International Carotid Stenting Study Investigators. Dobson EJ, Featherstone RL, Bonati LH, van der Worp HB, et al. Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2010;375:985-997.
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