Prevention of cerebral embolization by placing a neuroprotection filter before recoarctation stent dilation

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Feb;7(2):e11-e12. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.05.030. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Authors

Dobrin Iotkov Vassilev¹, Gianluca Rigatelli², Ana Kaneva-Nencheva¹, Elisaveta Levunlieva¹, Alexander Alexandrov¹

Affiliations

¹ National Heart Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
² Adult Congenital Heart Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24440017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.05.030

No abstract available

Keywords: carotid filter; coarctation; interventional; restenosis; stenting.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects
Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation*
Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis
Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
Embolic Protection Devices*
Humans
Hyperplasia
Intracranial Embolism / etiology
Intracranial Embolism / prevention & control*
Male
Neointima
Recurrence
Stents*
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures*