Why the study?
Does transcranial Doppler monitoring during an endovascular carotid balloon occlusion test predict tolerance of permanent carotid artery occlusion in patients requiring it?
Population
55 patients requiring permanent occlusion of the carotid artery
Design
Cohort
Authors
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TCD velocity monitoring may aid tolerance prediction for permanent carotid occlusion; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Does transcranial Doppler monitoring during an endovascular carotid balloon occlusion test predict tolerance of permanent carotid artery occlusion in patients requiring it?
Transcranial Doppler monitoring during balloon occlusion testing reliably predicts the risk of hemodynamic infarction following permanent carotid artery occlusion.
Schneweis et al. (1997) studied this question.
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