Venous angioplasty in patients with multiple sclerosis: results of a pilot study.

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Published in Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg on August 11, 2011

Authors

P Zamboni1, R Galeotti, B Weinstock-Guttman, C Kennedy, F Salvi, R Zivadinov

Author Affiliations

1: Vascular Diseases Centre, University of Ferrara, C.so Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. zmp@unife.it

Associated clinical trials:

Safety Profile of PETALO CVS in the Treatment of Non-thrombotic Internal Jugular Vein Stenosis and Chronic Headache (PETALO) | NCT04352218

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