Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 308-313 , August 2010

Catheter-based neurosalvage for acute embolic complication during carotid intervention

  • Mao-Shin Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ying-Hsien Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Chao Chao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Hsin Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Yuan Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Lun Chao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Fong Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsien-Li Kao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Cardiovascular Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Hsien-Li Kao, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 2 December 2009 ,Accepted 12 March 2010.

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 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)00765-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.024

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 308-313 , August 2010

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