HANDBK OF COMPLEX PERCUTANEOUS

Handbook on Complex Percutaneous Carotid InterventionsEditors: Jacqueline Saw, J. Emilio Exaire, David S. Lee, Jay S. YadavSection One: Clinical Experience1. Epidemiology and Significance of Carotid Artery StenosisAuthors: Anthony Fung, MD and Jacqueline Saw, MD2. Medical Therapy for Carotid Artery StenosisAuthor: David S. Lee, MD3. Carotid Endarterectomy: Techniques and Evidence-Based MedicineAuthors: Joel Gagnon, MD and York Hsiang, MD4. Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Trials: A Historical Perspective and Evidence-Based MedicineAuthors: David S. Lee, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD5. Cerebrovascular AnatomyAuthors: Ravish Sachar, MD and Samir Kapadia, MD6. Noninvasive Imaging of the Carotid ArteryAuthors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD, Mikhael Mazighi, MD, Jacqueline Saw, MD and Alex Abou-Chebl, MD7. Cerebrovascular angiographyAuthors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD, Jacqueline Saw, MD and Christopher Bajzer, MD8. Current Indications for Extracranial Carotid Artery StentingAuthors: Cameron Haery, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MDSection Two: Techniques of Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenting9. The Approach to Extracranial Carotid Artery StentingAuthors: Jacqueline Saw, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD10. Equipments for Extracranial Carotid Artery StentingAuthors: Jacqueline Saw, MD and J. Emilio Exaire, MD11. Emboli Protection DevicesAuthor: Jacqueline Saw, MD12. Complications of Carotid Artery StentingAuthor: Jacqueline Saw, MD13. The Approach to Intracranial Carotid Artery InterventionAuthors: Ivan P. Casserly, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD14. The Approach to Intracranial and Extracranial Vertebral Artery StentingAuthors: J. Emilio Exaire, MD and Jacqueline Saw, MD15. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic StrokeAuthors: Mikhael Mazighi, MD, Qashim Bashir,MD and Alex Abou-Chebl, MDSection Three: Challenging Case Illustrations and Pearls 16. Case: Left Carotid Artery Stenting with a Challenging Type III Aortic ArchAuthor: Jacqueline Saw, MD17. Case: Stenting of a Tortuous Left Internal Carotid ArteryAuthor:

From the reviews:"The Handbook of Complex Percutaneous Carotid Intervention could serve as a learning source for all specialists participating in the management of patients with carotid and vertebral artery disease ... ." (M. R. H. M. van Sambeck, British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 94, September, 2007)