There are no data outside controlled studies, neither are there long term outcomes, on carotid artery stenting. This study was designed to assess the long term effectiveness of carotid stenting to prevent strokes in a large number of real life patients. This registry included prospective data with a strict follow up protocol on 901...
Original Title: Beta-blocker use is associated with lower stroke and death after carotid artery stenting. Reference: Tammman Obeid, et al. J Vasc. Surg. 2016;63:363-9. Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The latest trials on Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) have shown significantly improved effectiveness. The use of drugs such as beta blockers (BB) have proved beneficial in some...
Original Title: Randomized Trial of stent versus Surgery for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis. Kenneth Rosenfield. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print] Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Stokes are one of the main causes of death and disability in the world and up to 20% of strokes can be explained by carotid stenosis....
Original title: Evaluation of proximal protection devices during carotid artery stenting as the first choice for embolic protection. Reference: Hornung M et al. EuroIntervention. 2014; Epub ahead of print. This series of the Frankfurt CardioVascular Center included 124 consecutive patients undergoing carotid angioplasty with proximal protection. The first 92 patients received the Gore Flow Reversal System (WL Gore;...
Original title: A Direct Comparison of Early and Late Outcomes with Three Approaches to Carotid Revascularization and Open Heart Surgery. Reference: Mehdi H. Shishehbor et al. J Am Coll Cardiol, article in press. The prevalence of severe carotid stenosis (> 80%) in patients planning to have a Central Venous Catheter (CVC) is estimated at between 6 and...
Original title: Acute and Medium-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Therapy of Obstructive Disease of Diverse Etiology of the Common Femoral Artery. Reference: Philip B. Dattilo et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:1013–1022 (2013). Surgical endarterectomy is established as the gold standard for treating injuries to common femoral artery since angioplasty presents some difficulties due to the risk of compromising...
Original title: Deployment of Self-Expandable Stents for Complex Proximal Superficial Femoral Artery Lesions Involving the Femoral Bifurcation With Or Without Jailed Deep Femoral Artery. Reference: Masahiro Yamawaki et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:1031–1041 (2013). The endovascular management of chronic total occlusions of the lower extremities has seen great progress over the past years; however, specific segments require...
Original title: Refined Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Inoperable Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Reference: Hiroki Mizoguchi et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2012;5:748-755. Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTE-PH) have bad prognosis. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy can significantly reduce pulmonary pressure but, due to comorbidity or technical matters (very peripheral thrombi), not all patients are good candidates for this...
Original title: Prospective, Multicenter European Study of the GORE Flor Reversal System for Providing Neuroprotection During Carotid Artery Stenting Reference: Dimitrios Nikas, et, al.Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention 80:1060-1068 Cerebral protection systems (CPS) have proved useful in carotid angioplasty stenting (CAS), although it is not clear what the advantages are in respect to carotid endarterectomy, except in high risk...
Original title: Risk Prediction for Adverse Events After Carotid Artery Stenting in Higher Surgical Risk Patients Reference: Neil J. Wimmer et al. 2012;43: 3218-3224 Stroke. There are many patients with high surgical risk for carotid endarterectomy, either because of unfavorable anatomy, comorbidities or both. In this situation carotid angioplasty is a therapeutic option. However, no score has been...