Carotid and Vertebral Artery Fibrodysplasia James C. Stanley Carotid Artery Fibrodysplasia Extracranial carotid fibrodysplasia represents a heterogeneous nonatherosclerotic, noninflammatory vascular disease. Principal forms of carotid arterial fibrodysplasia include medial fibroplasias…
Blood Pressure Instability After Carotid Endarterectomy Ying Wei Lum and Bruce A. Perler Sudden fluctuations in heart rate and blood pressure are common among patients undergoing a wide variety of…
Transcranial Doppler in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease Santiago Herrera and Anthony J. Comerota Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography is the only noninvasive real-time examination that adds important physiologic information to…
Carotid Artery Dissections Gerald B. Zelenock and Jihad Abbas Carotid artery dissections have been increasingly recognized over the last several decades. Their precise incidence is hard to estimate, but it…
Medical Treatment to Prevent Transient Ischemic Attacks and Ischemic Stroke Ido Weinberg and Michael R. Jaff The distinction between a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke is made by duration…
Role of Shunting During Carotid Endarterectomy Steven M. Farley and Wesley S. Moore Temporary clamping of the internal carotid during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) interrupts antegrade blood flow to the brain…
Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting Thomas S. Riles and Caron B. Rockman Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) and intracerebral hemorrhage are perhaps the most feared complications of…
Blood Pressure Instability after Percutaneous Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Mun Jye Poi and Peter H. Lin Endovascular treatment of carotid stenosis by way of balloon angioplasty and carotid artery stenting…
Medical Therapy Including Fibrinolytic Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke Shady Jahshan, Omar Kass-Hout, Adnan H. Siddiqui, Elad I. Levy and L. Nelson Hopkins Despite expanding research and advancements in medical…
Giant Cell Arteritis Tanaz A. Kermani and Kenneth J. Warrington Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large arteries. Although GCA predominantly involves…
