Carotid artery stenting without poststenting balloon dilatation

Carotid artery stenting without post-stenting balloon dilatation

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical outcome and MRI findings after carotid artery stenting (CAS) without post-dilatation. METHODS Between May 2005 and April 2012, a total of 169 consecutive patients (61.4% symptomatic) underwent 176 CAS procedures performed with an embolic protection device (GuardWire, n=116; FilterWire EZ, n=60). All stents were deployed without post-dilatation. Periprocedural ...

Carotid artery balloon angioplasty and stenting (CABAS): a neuroradiologic perspective.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, with at least half a million strokes newly diagnosed per year. Most are noncardiogenic, and the majority of those are related to carotid artery atherosclerosis. The cost of treating stroke totals more than $30 billion a year, which does not include the emotional and social costs involved (1). There are effective treatments for car...

Balloon Dilatation and Stenting for Aortic Coarctation

Carotid Artery Stenting for Recurrent Carotid Artery Restenosis After Previous Ipsilateral Carotid Artery Endarterectomy or Stenting

Accreditation and Designation Statement The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ACCF designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the exte...

Carotid artery stenting.

Efficacy for carotid artery stenting (CAS) has not been confirmed by randomized clinical trial methodology in conventional risk patients. Although carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is considered the preferred method for carotid revascularization in the management of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic extracranial carotid occlusive disease, comparisons between CAS and CEA are now underway. In...