Carotid Artery Stenting: The Basics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saw, Jacqueline. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• 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.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-314-5

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 prevalence and medical therapy
• Carotid revascularization: Carotid Endarterectomy
• Carotid Stenting Registries and Randomized Trials
• Catheterization Laboratory: X-ray Equipment, Radiation Safety, Imaging Modalities and Programs
• Non-invasive Imaging Modality: Carotid Ultrasound, CT and MR Angiography
• Pre-procedural Patient Preparation: baseline neurologic examination, medications, antiplatelet therapy, and anticoagulation
• Patient Selection: Current indications for carotid stenting
• Operator Training and Accreditation
• Vascular access: Femoral, radial, brachial, and direct carotid approach
• Aortic arch angiography & Four-vessel cerebrovascular angiography
• Extracranial Carotid Stent Interventional Approach
• Carotid Stenting Equipment Review
• Acute Stroke Neurorescue
• Complications related to carotid stenting
• Post-procedural Monitoring and Follow-up.