Carotid artery stenosis exposed by an adverse effect of captopril.

Captopril and transplant renal artery stenosis.

Dr. M.R. Ogborn, Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, PO Box 3070, Halifax, N.S. B3J 3G9 (Canada) Dear Sir, The recent excellent review of posttransplantation hypertension by Waltzer et al. [1] suggests that deterioration of renal function with captopril therapy may be indicative of the severity of transplant artery stenosis. We report a case in which labile renal dysfunction was precipit...

Extracranial carotid artery stenosis.

BACKGROUND Carotid endarterectomy is the most common surgical procedure used to treat stenosis of the extracranial precerebral carotid artery. Data from several randomized controlled trials are available to help guide its use in specific patient subgroups. Carotid angioplasty with stenting is also being performed, and clinical trials comparing this procedure with carotid endarterectomy are in p...

Effect of carotid artery stenting on cognitive function in patients with carotid artery stenosis: preliminary results.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stenosis of the carotid artery may be a cause of reduced cognitive performance that can be ameliorated with placement of a stent. The goal of this study was to measure cognitive performance and speed of psychomotor performance prospectively before and after carotid stent placement. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients referred for stent placement for a unilateral carotid arte...

ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS WITH EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES

Background: Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has recently been recommended as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) by some clinicians. Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the success rate and in-hospital and 30-day adverse events in our first experiences in Iran for CAS with protection devices, to document our results and guide further use of CAS. Methods: From December 2...

Carotid Artery Stenosis Surgical Aspects