Endovascular treatment of asymptomatic free-floating thrombus in the carotid artery bifurcation: a direct aspiration first-pass technique under double balloon protection

Free-floating thrombus (FFT) in the carotid artery has been reported as a rare cause of acute ischaemic stroke. There are various treatment strategies, but higher risk of distal embolism may limit their applicability. A 77-year-old woman noticed right upper arm weakness. A CT angiogram revealed that...

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Autores principales: Yamaoka, Ayumu, Miyata, Kei, Iihoshi, Satoshi, Mikuni, Nobuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Novel Treatment (New Drug/Intervention; Established Drug/Procedure in New Situation)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6700566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31420432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-230295

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6700566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31420432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-230295

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