Crossing an ultracritical carotid stenosis for carotid angioplasty
| Autor: | Patricia Bozeman, Michael Dahn, Mohiuddin Cheema, Thomas Divinagracia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Critical Illness Severity of Illness Index Lesion Carotid angioplasty Angioplasty medicine.artery Medicine Humans In patient Carotid Stenosis Aged 80 and over business.industry Vascular disease General Medicine medicine.disease Radiography Stenosis Treatment Outcome Surgery Stents Cerebral embolization Radiology medicine.symptom Internal carotid artery Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Angioplasty Balloon |
| Zdroj: | Vascular and endovascular surgery. 43(6) |
| ISSN: | 1938-9116 |
| Popis: | Carotid angioplasty requires early placement of a cerebral protection device in an effort to minimize cerebral embolization during the conduct of the subsequent angioplasty and stenting procedure. In patients who exhibit a very critical internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis (∼99%), initial passage of the lesion may not be possible with a standard 0.014-inch wire system. In this report, the authors describe an approach using a 0.012-inch hydrophilic system to overcome this technical obstacle. |
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