Open AccessCerebral Microembolism During Coronary Angiography
Author(s) -
Juliane Jurga,
Jesper Nyman,
Per Tornvall,
Maria Mannila,
Peter Svenarud,
Jan van der Linden,
dita Sarkar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.608638
Subject(s) - medicine , middle cerebral artery , transcranial doppler , cardiology , cerebral arteries , cerebral atherosclerosis , coronary arteries , angiography , cerebral angiography , radiology , unstable angina , artery , ischemia , coronary heart disease
Microemboli observed during coronary angiography can cause silent ischemic cerebral lesions. The aim of this study was to investigate if the number of particulate cerebral microemboli during coronary angiography is influenced by access site used.
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