Handbook of Complex Percutaneous Carotid Intervention (eBook)

DEDICATIONS 6
PREFACE 7
CONTENTS 9
CONTRIBUTORS 11
COMPANION CD 12
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 13
Epidemiology and Significance of Carotid Artery Stenosis 14
Medical Therapy for Carotid Artery Stenosis 22
Carotid Endarterectomy 43
Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Trials 56
Cerebrovascular Anatomy 73
Noninvasive Imaging of the Carotid Artery 91
Cerebrovascular Angiography 107
Indications for Carotid Artery Stenting 118
TECHNIQUES OF CAROTID AND VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENTING 135
The Approach to Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting 136
Equipment for Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting 152
Emboli Protection Devices 163
Complications of Carotid Artery Stenting 178
The Approach to Intracranial Carotid Artery Intervention 192
The Approach to Intracranial and Extracranial Vertebral Artery Stenting 213
Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 231
CHALLENGING CASE ILLUSTRATIONS AND PEARLS 248
Case: Left Carotid Artery Stenting with a Challenging Type III Aortic Arch 249
Case: Stenting of a Tortuous Left Internal Carotid Artery 258
Case: Stenting of a Critical Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis With String Sign 263
Case: Stenting of a Carotid Endarterectomy Patch Restenosis and Aneurysm 272
Case: Carotid Stenting With Slow Flow and Distal Embolization 280
Case: Acute Stroke Intervention With a Large Thrombotic Burden 285
Case: Left Internal Carotid Artery Stenting in a Bovine Aortic Arch 291
Case: Right Carotid Artery Stenting via Right Brachial Artery Approach 301
Case: Ostial Innominate Artery Intervention 313
INDEX 325