Carotid Artery Stenting
Original Article Decreased PPAR-γ expression after internal carotid artery stenting is associated with vascular lesions induced by smooth muscle cell proliferation and systemic inflammation in a minipig model
... post-carotid artery stent implantation and stenosis [27-32]. Carotid artery stenting is a potent inflammatory sti- mulus and has been demonstrated to gene- rate local ...
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Beneficial effects of prolonged blood pressure control after carotid artery stenting
... whether carotid artery stenting (CAS) plus medicine in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis provide a better long-term blood pressure (BP) control compared to other medical ...
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Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting utilization trends over time
... for carotid endarterectomy were directly identified by the by ICD-9-CM procedure code ...2008, carotid artery stenting cases were identified by the ICD-9-CM procedure code ...non-coronary ...
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Original Article Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluating plaque vulnerability after extracranial carotid artery stenting and analysis of risk factors for unstable plaques
... extracranial carotid artery stenting and the relevant risk factors for unstable plaques after ...after stenting. Conclusions: CEUS showed that, after extracranial carotid artery ...
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Prolonged Carotid Sinus Reflex Is a Risk Factor for Contrast Induced Nephropathy following Carotid Artery Stenting
... coronary artery disease; CAS ⫽ carotid artery stenting; CEA ⫽ carotid endarterectomy; CI ⫽ confidence interval; CIN ⫽ contrast-induced nephropathy; CKD ⫽ chronic kidney disease; CSR ⫽ ...
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Impact of baseline characteristics on outcomes of carotid artery stenting in acute ischemic stroke patients
... Abstract: Carotid artery stenting is an effective treatment for ischemic stroke patients with moderate-to-severe carotid artery ...following carotid artery ...
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Carotid artery stenting: current and emerging options
... coronary artery disease status post recent coronary artery bypass grafting, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, was found to have asymptomatic severe right carotid stenosis on a cervical computed ...
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First-ever ischemic stroke in elderly patients: predictors of functional outcome following carotid artery stenting
... and carotid artery stenosis is the primary cause of first-ever ischemic ...with stenting procedures can effectively prevent secondary stroke; however, the impact of stenting on various ...
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Snapshot of current carotid artery stenting practice and accreditation in the USA
... During Carotid Artery Stenting Procedure (ROAD- STER) (n=2, 7%); and the Carotid Stent Clinical Study for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis in patients at increased risk ...
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Case Report Retinal artery embolization after carotid artery stenting: report of a case and review of literature
... Retinal artery occlusion is an uncommon but serious complication during carotid artery stenting (CAS) for carotid artery stenosis, which induces the visual defect in ...retinal ...
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Predictors and Timing of Hypotension and Bradycardia after Carotid Artery Stenting
... All of the CASs were performed as an inpatient procedure. Patients were admitted the morning of the procedure. They were premedi- cated with 325 mg of acetyl salicylic acid and 75 mg of clopidogrel (Plavix) daily for 3 ...
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Associations between Cerebral Embolism and Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage during Protected Carotid Artery Stenting
... addition, carotid plaques in patients with symp- tomatic lesions may have variable vulnerable findings, such as IPH, fibrous cap ruptures, ulcers, thrombus, or ...
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Spontaneous Improvement of Peristent Ulceration after Carotid Artery Stenting
... Carotid plaque ulceration is considered to cause an in- creased risk of cerebral embolism because of the formation and release of microemboli on its irregular surface. 4-9 Thus, CAS can prevent strokes by making ...
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Short and Long Term Hemodynamic and Clinical Effects of Carotid Artery Stenting
... 2) carotid DSA performed within 1 week before CAS to investigate the stenosis vessel and degree; cerebral PCT performed within 1 week before CAS to evaluate hemodynamic changes attributable to a high-grade ca- ...
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Emergency Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Stenting in Combination with Intracranial Thrombectomy in Acute Stroke
... Continuous data were collected in a data base and are described by median and interquartile range or as mean and SD in case of normal distribution. Statistical analysis was performed by GraphPad Prism 5.0 for OS X ...
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Can Doppler Flow Parameters of Carotid Stenosis Predict the Occurrence of New Ischemic Brain Lesions Detected by Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging after Filter Protected Internal Carotid Artery Stenting?
... Concomitant Medical Therapy All patients were treated with aspirin, 100 mg/day, plus clopidogrel, 75 mg/day, for at least 7 days before CAS and 1 month FIG 2. Patient 15. Angiographic sequence of carotid stent ...
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Cerebral Hemodynamic Benefits after Contralateral Carotid Artery Stenting in Patients with Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion
... recent Carotid Surgery Study Randomized Trial, extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery did not show an additional benefit over medical therapy for pre- vention of recurrent stroke, despite improvement of cerebral ...
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Safety of Protected Carotid Artery Stenting in Patients with Severe Carotid Artery Stenosis and Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage
... Our study indicates that protected CAS can be performed safely in patients with high-grade stenosis and carotid IPH. The findings of the current study showed that there was no statistically significant difference ...
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Cilostazol Prevents Progression of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in Patients with Contralateral Carotid Artery Stenting
... Table 3 shows the univariate and multivariate associations of baseline characteristics, past histories, and perioperative status with the progression of carotid artery stenosis after con- tralateral CAS. In ...
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Carotid Artery Stenting: Technical Considerations
... Quantitative carotid arteriography is performed in this projec- tion to measure the percent diameter of the stenosis and also the diameter of the common carotid ...external carotid arteries and to ...
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