Carotid artery stenting with double cerebral embolic protection in asymptomatic patients - a diffusion-weighted MRI controlled study.

CONCLUSIONS: The double (proximal plus distal) cerebral embolic protection technique is safe and effective for minimizing the risk of cerebral embolization, even in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, despite slightly longer procedure and fluoroscopy times. . PMID: 27869549 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - November 22, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Vuruskan E, Saracoglu E, Ergun U, Poyraz F, Veysel Duzen İ Tags: Vasa Source Type: research