Journal article
Techniques of carotid angioplasty and stenting
Neuroimaging clinics of North America, Vol.17(3), pp.337-353
08/2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2007.03.003
PMID: 17826636
Abstract
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is an alternative technique to restore a normal lumen for patients who are at high risk for adverse effects with carotid endarterectomy (CEA). CAS has been shown to be of benefit to several groups of patients who have carotid disease and who ordinarily are excluded from many CEA trials. Government payors have approved embolic protection devices (EPDs) and stents for the now reimbursable procedure. In fact, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are now mandating use of the EPDs in CAS to issue payment. The prudent practitioner will carefully select the patients for CAS with EPD and CEA, so that patients will have the safest opportunity to avoid the devastating effects of cerebrovascular accidents.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Techniques of carotid angioplasty and stenting
- Creators
- Christopher J Moran - Washington University School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, 510 South Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. moranc@wustl.eduDewitte T Cross IIIColin P Derdeyn
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neuroimaging clinics of North America, Vol.17(3), pp.337-353
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nic.2007.03.003
- PMID
- 17826636
- ISSN
- 1052-5149
- eISSN
- 1557-9867
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2007
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Radiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984020656702771
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