Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 246-249 , October 2006

Effective prevention of massive periprocedural embolism during renal artery stenting

  • Paolo Cardaioli

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Gianluca Rigatelli

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy. Tel.: +39 044220164; fax: +39 044220164
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  • Massimo Giordan

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Michele Piva

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Loris Roncon

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Pietro Zonzin

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Enzo Bianchini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Domenico Rubello

      Affiliations

    • Nuclear Medicine Service-PET Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy

Received 2 January 2006 ,Revised 31 January 2006 ,Accepted 31 January 2006.

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PII: S1553-8389(06)00006-6

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.01.005

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 246-249 , October 2006

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