Clinical Study Patient Characteristics Can Influence the Incidence of Perioperative Microemboli during Carotid Artery Interventions

1Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA 2Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, VA St. Louis Health Care System, St. Louis, MO 63106, USA 3Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA 4Department of Psychiatry, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA 5Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA 6Department of Radiology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA 7Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305, USA