Carotid Artery Stenting: Current Practice and Techniques Book

1	Obstructive carotid artery disease and evidence-based benefits of revascularization	3
2	Historical background : 25 years of endovascular therapy for obstructive carotid artery disease	18
3	Evidence-based efficacy in preventing stroke	23
4	The global carotid artery stent registry	39
5	Current indications of carotid artery stenting	48
6	Recurrent stenosis following carotid endarterectomy	61
7	The role of multispecialty groups in carotid artery stenting	66
8	Basic angiographic anatomy of the brachiocephalic vasculature	77
9	Carotid artery access techniques	90
10	Procedural techniques	103
11	The direct cervical carotid artery approach	124
12	Procedural complications	137
13	The risk of embolization during carotid stenting and the concept of anti-embolization	153
14	Microembolization during carotid artery stenting	160
15	Carotid artery stenting with the distal occlusion anti-embolization system	170
16	Intravascular filter anti-embolization systems	189
17	The proximal balloon catheter : "the parodi anti-emboli system"	201
18	Anti-embolization protection : illustrative cases and technical pearls	211
19	Restenosis following carotid artery stenting	221
20	Limitations of current equipment and the future carotid artery stenting device	243
21	Elective angioplasty and stenting for intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses	255
22	Current status of clinical trails and implication of anti-emboli protection	293
23	Statistical and experimental design issues in the evaluation of carotid artery stenting	303
24	Clinical investigations and protocols	313