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Abstract: . . . arrest type of devices are embodied by PercuSurge, which is a hollow guidewire with a balloon which is inflated distal to the lesion preventing embolization with aspiration of the artery at the end of the procedure prior to balloon deflation. The proximal flow arrest devices are typified by the . . . . . . Ernbolization in Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Christopher Bajzer, M.D., F.A.C.C. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Embolization . . . . . . remains to be seen. It does appear clear, however, that these new approaches have substantially approached the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular procedures. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 10 (2002) . . . . . . Embolization occurs during cardiovascular procedures as well as during the natural course of vascular disease . The consequences of ernbolization range from stroke and myocardial infarction to . . . --1290,4,161,1372,6450
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