Handbook of Complex Percutaneous Carotid Intervention [Hardcover]

This handbook supplements hands-on training in interventional cardiology with a specific focus on percutaneous intervention in patients with extracranial carotid artery stenosis. It carries reviews of landmark studies supporting carotid endarectomy and stenting and is a comprehensive guide to this exciting and burgeoning field.

Handbook on Complex Percutaneous Carotid InterventionsEditors: Jacqueline Saw, J. Emilio Exaire, David S. Lee, Jay S. YadavSection One: Clinical Experience1. Epidemiology and Significance of Carotid Artery StenosisAuthors: Anthony Fung, MD and Jacqueline Saw, MD2. Medical Therapy for Carotid Artery StenosisAuthor: David S. Lee, MD3. Carotid Endarterectomy: Techniques and Evidence-Based MedicineAuthors: Joel Gagnon, MD and York Hsiang, MD4. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Trials: A Historical Perspective and Evidence-Based MedicineAuthors: David S. Lee, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD5. Cerebrovascular AnatomyAuthors: Ravish Sachar, MD and Samir Kapadia, MD6. Noninvasive Imaging of the Carotid ArteryAuthors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD, Mikhael Mazighi, MD, Jacqueline Saw, MD and Alex Abou-Chebl, MD7. Cerebrovascular angiographyAuthors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD, Jacqueline Saw, MD and Christopher Bajzer, MD8. Current Indications for Extracranial Carotid Artery StentingAuthors: Cameron Haery, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MDSection Two: Techniques of Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenting9. The Approach to Extracranial Carotid Artery StentingAuthors: Jacqueline Saw, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD10. Equipments for Extracranial Carotid Artery StentingAuthors: Jacqueline Saw, MD and J. Emilio Exaire, MD11. Emboli Protection DevicesAuthor: Jacqueline Saw, MD12. Complications of Carotid Artery StentingAuthor: Jacqueline Saw, MD13. The Approach to Intracranial Carotid Artery InterventionAuthors: Ivan P. Casserly, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD14. The Approach to Intracranial and Extracranial Vertebral Artery StentingAuthors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD and Jacqueline Saw, MD15lS"