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18573043

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Stroke is one of the most significant causes of death and morbidity worldwide. Atherosclerotic stenosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery has been invoked as a common causative factor for stroke in over 20% of patients. Although medical therapy can help to prevent the onset and progression of carotid arteriosclerosis, open surgical carotid endarterectomy has been the gold standard for treating severe blockage. Carotid artery stenting has recently demonstrated efficacy in stroke prevention from atherosclerosis, and in high-risk surgical subgroups, has been shown to be associated with a reduction in the risk of myocardial infarction. The controversy for carotid stenting surrounds the incidence of periprocedural stroke. Will embolic protection devices (EPDs) decrease this risk? EPDs continue to evolve with various engineering strategies directed at increasing the efficiency of protection. There are two major categories of EPDs: distal occlusion, either with balloons (e.g., Percusurge, Medtronic Corporation, MN, USA); or distal filtration (e.g., Angioguard, Cordis Corporation, NJ, USA). The second method is proximal protection (e.g., MoMA device, Invatec Corporation, Brescia, Italy). We review the results of trials currently evaluating carotid stenting with both distal and proximal embolic protection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1743-4440
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-36
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Carotid stenting with embolic protection: evolutionary advances.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Critical Limb Care, Riverside Methodist Hospital, MidOhio Cardiology and Vascular Consultants, 3705 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214, USA. gansel@mocvc.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review