Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cervical carotid artery stent placement.

M H Wholey1, M H Wholey, G Eles

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284, USA. wholey@compuserve.com

Seminars in Interventional Cardiology : SIIC
|April 23, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Cervical carotid artery stent placement shows high technical success (98.8%) and acceptable periprocedural risks, offering a viable alternative to endarterectomy for high-risk patients.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The association of clinical variables and filter design with carotid artery stenting thirty-day outcome.

European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery·2011
Same author

Current status in cervical carotid artery stent placement.

The Journal of cardiovascular surgery·2009
Same author

The expanding indications for virtual histology intravascular ultrasound for plaque analysis prior to carotid stenting.

The Journal of cardiovascular surgery·2008
Same author

Current status of carotid artery stent placement.

The Journal of cardiovascular surgery·2006
Same author

What's new in carotid artery stenting.

The Journal of cardiovascular surgery·2005
Same author

Current status in cervical carotid artery stent placement.

The Journal of cardiovascular surgery·2003

Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Cervical carotid artery stent placement is an emerging alternative to carotid endarterectomy.
  • High surgical risk patients often benefit from less invasive procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the clinical application and early outcomes of cervical carotid artery stent placement.
  • To discuss patient preparation, stent delivery techniques, and post-care treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical applications and early results.
  • Analysis of data from a multicentre international survey of 3129 procedures.
  • Assessment of complication rates and restenosis.

Main Results:

  • Technical success rate of 98.8% for carotid stent placement.
  • Low rates of major complications: 2.4% transient ischemic insults, 2.49% minor strokes, 1.37% major strokes, and 0.96% deaths.
  • 6-month restenosis rate of 2.3% and post-procedure neurologic sequelae in 0.79% of cases.

Conclusions:

  • Carotid artery stent placement is a growing alternative to endarterectomy, particularly for patients with high surgical risk.
  • Periprocedural risks for death and stroke are generally acceptable in the early stages of this technology.

Related Experiment Videos