Carotid Artery Stenting: The Basics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saw, Jacqueline (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2009.
• Series: Contemporary Cardiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Interventional radiology.; Cardiology.; Neurology.; Vascular surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Interventional Radiology.; Vascular Surgery.

Over the past three decades, carotid artery stenting has evolved to become a promising and viable alternative to carotid endarterectomy, especially for patients deemed to have high surgical risks. In Carotid Artery Stenting: The Basics, Jacqueline Saw and a panel of international experts on carotid...

Table of Contents:

• Carotid Artery Stenosis and Management
• Carotid Artery Stenosis Prevalence and Medical Therapy
• Carotid Revascularization: Carotid Endarterectomy
• Carotid Stenting Registries and Randomized Trials
• Laboratory Set-up and Background Noninvasive Imaging
• Catheterization Laboratory: X-Ray Equipment, Imaging Modalities and Programs, and Radiation Safety
• Noninvasive Imaging of the Extracranial Carotid Circulation
• Patient and Operator Preparation for Carotid Stenting
• Pre-procedural Patient Preparation
• Patient Selection for Carotid Stenting
• Operator Training and Accreditation
• Technical Approach of Carotid Artery Stenting
• Vascular Access: Femoral, Radial, Brachial, and Direct Carotid Approach
• Aortic Arch and Cerebrovascular Anatomy and Angiography
• Extracranial Carotid Stent Interventional Approach
• Equipment for Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting
• The Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Complications and Post-procedural Monitoring
• Complications Related to Carotid Stenting
• Post-Procedural Monitoring and Follow-Up.