Carotid Artery Stenting: The Basics

By Jacqueline Saw and Gerald Corey

Book Overview

Section One: Carotid Artery Stenosis and Management 1. Carotid artery stenosis prevalence and medical therapy Dr Rohit Khurana & Dr Philip Teal 2. Carotid revascularization: Carotid Endarterectomy Dr Marlene Grenon & Dr Ravi Sidhu 3. Carotid Stenting Registries and Randomized Trials Dr Percy Jokhi & Dr Jacqueline Saw Section Two: Laboratory Set-up and Background Noninvasive Imaging 4. Catheterization Laboratory: X-ray Equipment, Radiation Safety, Imaging Modalities and Programs Dr David Wood & Dr Anthony Fung 5. Non-invasive Imaging Modality: Carotid Ultrasound, CT and MR Angiography Dr Jonathon Leipsic Section Three: Patient & Operator Preparation for Carotid Stenting 6. Pre-procedural Patient Preparation: baseline neurologic examination, medications, antiplatelet therapy, and anticoagulation Dr Adil Al Riyami & Dr Jacqueline Saw 7. Patient Selection: Current indications for carotid stenting Dr Juhana Karha & Dr Deepak Bhatt 8. Operator Training and Accreditation Dr Faisal Alquoofi & Dr Ronak Kanani Section Four: Technical Approach of Carotid Artery Stenting 9. Vascular access: Femoral, radial, brachial, and direct carotid approach Dr Robert Boone & Dr Ravish Sachar 10. Aortic arch angiography & Four-vessel cerebrovascular angiography Dr Simon Walsh & Dr Jacqueline Saw 11. Extracranial Carotid Stent Interventional Approach Dr Jacqueline Saw 12. Carotid Stenting Equipment Review Dr Peter Ruchin & Dr Jacqueline Saw 13. Acute Stroke Neurorescue Dr Abou-Chebl & Dr Usman Khan Section Five: Complications and Post-procedural Monitoring 14. Complications related to carotid stenting Dr Peter Ruchin & Dr Jacqueline Saw 15. Post-proceduralMonitoring and Follow-up Dr Simon Walsh & Dr Jacqueline Saw

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493956876
• ISBN13: 9781493956876
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"