"The Handbook of Complex Percutaneous Carotid Intervention could serve as a learning source for all specialists participating in the management of patients with carotid and vertebral artery disease ... ." (M. R. H. M. van Sambeck, British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 94, September, 2007)
Handbook on Complex Percutaneous Carotid Interventions
Editors: Jacqueline Saw, J. Emilio Exaire, David S. Lee, Jay S. Yadav
Section One: Clinical Experience
1. Epidemiology and Significance of Carotid Artery Stenosis
Authors: Anthony Fung, MD and Jacqueline Saw, MD
2. Medical Therapy for Carotid Artery Stenosis
Author: David S. Lee, MD
3. Carotid Endarterectomy: Techniques and Evidence-Based Medicine
Authors: Joel Gagnon, MD and York Hsiang, MD
4. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Trials: A Historical Perspective and Evidence-Based Medicine
Authors: David S. Lee, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD
5. Cerebrovascular Anatomy
Authors: Ravish Sachar, MD and Samir Kapadia, MD
6. Noninvasive Imaging of the Carotid Artery
Authors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD, Mikhael Mazighi, MD, Jacqueline Saw, MD and Alex Abou-Chebl, MD
7. Cerebrovascular angiography
Authors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD, Jacqueline Saw, MD and Christopher Bajzer, MD
8. Current Indications for Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting
Authors: Cameron Haery, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD
Section Two: Techniques of Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenting
9. The Approach to Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting
Authors: Jacqueline Saw, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD
10. Equipments for Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting
Authors: Jacqueline Saw, MD and J. Emilio Exaire, MD
11. Emboli Protection Devices
Author: Jacqueline Saw, MD
12. Complications of Carotid Artery Stenting
Author: Jacqueline Saw, MD
13. The Approach to Intracranial Carotid Artery Intervention
Authors: Ivan P. Casserly, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD
14. The Approach to Intracranial and Extracranial Vertebral Artery Stenting
Authors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD and Jacqueline Saw, MD
15. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Authors: Mikhael Mazighi, MD, Qashim Bashir,MD and Alex Abou-Chebl, MD
Section Three: Challenging Case Illustrations and Pearls
16. Case: Left Carotid Artery Stenting with a Challenging Type III Aortic Arch
Author: Jacqueline Saw, MD
17. Case: Stenting of a Tortuous Left Internal Carotid Artery
Author: J. Emilio Exaire, MD
18. Case: Stenting of a Critical Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis with String Sign
Author: Jacqueline Saw, MD
19. Case: Stenting of a Carotid Endarterectomy Patch Restenosis and Aneurysm
Author: J. Emilio Exaire, MD
20. Case: Carotid Stenting with Slow Flow and Distal Embolization
Author: J. Emilio Exaire, MD
21. Case: Acute Stroke Intervention with a Large Thrombotic Burden
Author: Jacqueline Saw, MD
22. Case: Left Internal Carotid Artery Stenting in a Bovine Aortic Arch
Author: David S. Lee, MD
23. Case: Right Carotid Artery Stenting Via Right Brachial Artery Approach
Author: David S. Lee, MD
24. Case: Ostial Innominate Artery Intervention
Author: David S. Lee, MD