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The Role of White Matter Damage in the Risk of Periprocedural Diffusion-Weighted Lesions after Carotid Artery Stenting

BACKGROUND: White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are a common finding in aged individuals affected by carotid artery disease and are a risk factor for first-ever and recurrent stroke. We investigated if white matter damage increases the risk of brain microembolism during carotid artery stenting (CAS)...

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Autores principales: Maggio, Paola, Altamura, Claudia, Lupoi, Domenico, Paolucci, Matteo, Altavilla, Riccardo, Tibuzzi, Francesco, Passarelli, Francesco, Arpesani, Roberto, Di Giambattista, Guido, Grasso, Rosario Francesco, Luppi, Giacomo, Fiacco, Fabrizio, Silvestrini, Mauro, Pasqualetti, Patrizio, Vernieri, Fabrizio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28125807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000452717