Technical Aspects of Percutaneous Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting for Arteriosclerotic Disease Rabih A. Chaer and Peter A. Schneider Carotid angioplasty and stenting with cerebral protection has emerged as a minimally…
Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Chandu Vemuri and Robert W. Thompson The clinical presentation of the thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) depends on the specific structures compressed, giving rise to three…
Timing of Carotid Endarterectomy After Fixed Stroke Secondary to Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis Karen J. Ho, Anthony D. Whittemore and Michael Belkin The timing of surgical intervention for fixed stroke has…
Pathology of Upper Extremity Arterial Disease Alexander D. Shephard and Joseph Karam Upper extremity arterial disease is relatively uncommon. Unlike lower extremity disease, where the cause is predominantly atherosclerotic and…
Vertebral Artery Reconstruction for Vertebrobasilar Ischemia Ramon Berguer Vertebrobasilar ischemia (VBI) is a syndrome with different etiologies. The term insufficiency, which is still commonly used, should be abandoned because it…
The Role of Extracranial–Intracranial Bypass in Current Practice Mark A. Adelman and Mikel Sadek Multiple indications exist for constructing an extracranial–intracranial (EC-IC) bypass. The indications that are encountered most frequently…
Early Postoperative Recognition and Management of Acute Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy Mel J. Sharafuddin and Timothy F. Kresowik Stroke complicating carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is broadly classified into intraoperative or postoperative….
Management of Concomitant Carotid and Coronary Arterial Disease Virendra I. Patel, Cary W. Akins and Richard P. Cambria The management of patients with coexistent carotid and coronary artery disease (CAD)…
Treatment of Recurrent Carotid Artery Stenosis After Percutaneous Angioplasty and Stenting Brajesh K. Lal and Jon S. Matsumura Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been proved effective at reducing the risk of…
Pathology of Carotid Artery Restenosis David Gordon Restenosis at the site of previous atherosclerotic plaque removal or dilatation commonly accompanies mechanical methods to reopen an artery. This often follows balloon…
