Main description:

From patient selection and monitoring to follow-up care, Carotid Interventions is the first source to offer a practical how-to approach to carotid angioplasty and stenting-providing maneuvers and strategies for difficult situations, as well as step-by-step guidance on specific surgical procedures, equipment selection and instrumentation, protection devices, and room/facility layout.

Contents:

Neurovascular Anatomy for Carotid Angiography and Interventions. Aortic Arch Classification Into Segments Facilitates Carotid Stenting. Equipment, Inventory, and Facilities for Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Carotid Arteriography. Advanced Cerebrovascular Arteriography: Technique As Applied to Carotid Stenting. Access for Carotid Interventions. Patient Selection for Carotid Interventions: Anatomic and Comorbid Factors. Periprocedural Management of Patients Undergoing Carotid Interventions. Carotid Bifurcation Angioplasty and Stent Placement. Cerebral Protection Devices for Carotid Stenting: Technique and Results. Comparison of Cerebral Protection Devices for Carotid Artery Stenting.