Embolic protection devices for carotid artery stenting: better results than stenting without protection?

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http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/25/17/1550.long

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Conclusion Since 1996 there has been a steady increase in the use of PDs for CAS, with a 100% use in 2003. The use of a PD may lower the rate of ipsilateral strokes during CAS.

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Após dúvidas sobre as vantagens, agora a dúvida é qual proteção usar.

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Distal protection filter device efficacy with carotid artery stenting: comparison between a distal protection filter and a distal protection balloon

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11604-012-0145-9

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Slow-Flow Phenomenon During Carotid Artery Intervention With Embolic Protection Devices: Predictors and Clinical Outcome

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109705017237

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Nós acreditamos que a cardiologia tem muito a aprender  com as carótidas e o uso de filtros na angioplastia coronária ainda vai demonstrar benefício.

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Que falta faz o contraste de microbolhas intravenoso e intracoronário!

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