Practical Carotid Artery Stenting

✍ Scribed by Jörg Ederle, Martin M. Brown (auth.), Sumaira Macdonald, Gerry Stansby (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 211
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Carotid Artery Stenting: A Practical Guide offers beginners a contemporary practical handbook.

As the popularity of Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) grows, so too does the demand in knowledge and guidance for this technically challenging and high risk procedure.

The book aids optimal outcomes during early experiences with CAS by helping to avoid many common pitfalls. The text runs through common themes of CAS such as carotid anatomy variations, material selection, imaging during CAS, pharamacological support regimes and post procedural care serving to minimise the potential risk of error and further complications.

This is an essential handbook for physicians of all backgrounds, particularly Vascular Radiologists, Neurointerventionists, Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Cardiologists, and Neurologists/Stroke Physicians.

This book is written by a number of authors from around the globe, and edited by Gerry Stansby and Sumaira Macdonald, two experts in the field of vascular radiology and surgery. Sumaira Macdonald is also responsible for the carotid artery stenting program in Newcastle making this book a reliable source of information and guidance in the domain of CAS.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Carotid Stenting: The Evidence Base....Pages 1-8
Patient Selection for Carotid Stenting....Pages 9-15
What Is the Evidence for Intervening in Asymptomatic Patients?....Pages 17-29
Carotid Artery Stenting. First Steps: Training, Support, and Proctorship....Pages 31-39
Preprocedure Imaging....Pages 41-62
Cerebral Arterial Anatomy....Pages 63-74
Patient Selection: Anatomical....Pages 75-80
Plaque Stability and Carotid Stenting....Pages 81-92
Pharmacological Support....Pages 93-109
Equipment, Basic and Advanced: An Overview....Pages 111-115
Difficult Access: Tips and Tricks....Pages 117-131
Procedural Tips and Tricks....Pages 133-142
Embolic Containment Devices and How to Avoid Disaster....Pages 143-158
Relevance of Periprocedural Hemodynamics....Pages 159-166
Dealing with Complications: Neurorescue....Pages 167-177
Surveillance: Diagnosis and Management of In-Stent Restenosis....Pages 179-188
Optimizing Outcomes....Pages 189-199
Back Matter....Pages 201-208

✦ Subjects

Vascular Surgery; Head and Neck Surgery; Cardiology; Neurology; Imaging / Radiology