Has Carotid Artery Stenting become a gold standard treatment for coronary artery disease patients?
Has Carotid Artery Stenting become a gold standard treatment for coronary artery disease patients?
What do you think about Transradial Artery approach for Carotid Artery stenting
In our practice of more than 200 Carotid artery stenting per year, femoral approach is the main access. We use radial approach in few cases. Are we right? This is a case that we performed recently through Distal Right Radial Artery
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Mike C. Hello,
What are the details of the Carotid Shuttle ?
thanks
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Max A. It is a 90cm 6F Cook Carotid Shuttle.
The other shuttle is the Destination introducer from Terumo
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Mike C. Ok thank you !
Why you didn't used the Femoral access ?-
Max A. This patient has a bilateral Illiac Artery Stenting, and the access from the Radial was easy.
This patient is also a Coronary Insufficency patient who asked for Radial approach.
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Short term clinical training for IMG
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How would you treat this Right Carotid Artery Restenosis Post Endarteriectomy?
This patient had a Carotid Endartecectomy with a patch and presents a restenosis bellow and above the patch. What do you suggest ?
Lea L. In patients with stable Coronary Artery Disease and symptomatic Carotid Stenosis, we prefer Carotid Surgery if possible. In asymptomatic patients we consder Carotid artery stenting as a therapeutic option.
How do you manage patients with unstable angina, Coronary artery disease with indication of CABG and bilateral Carotid Artery Stenosis ?
Max A. In such patients we propose to perform a Carotid Artery Stenting of the most severe Artery Stenosis and eventually to both Carotid and place the patient under Heparin and Aspirin before surgery. Clopidogrel is given after surgery