Carotid artery stenosis: current and emerging treatments
1.Introduction /Peter M. Rothwell and Seemant Chaturvedi --2.Epidemiology of carotid artery stenosis /Robert Cote and Jeffrey Minuk --3.Pathophysiology /Hugh Markus --4.Carotid imaging -- is angiography still needed? /David Pelz --5.Carotid imaging : use of ultrasound /Michael G. Hennerici and Micha...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton
Taylor & Francis Group
2005
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| Series: | Neurological disease and therapy
72 |
| In: |
Neurological disease and therapy (72)
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show Volumes / Articles. |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Inhaltstext: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/2005050272-d.html
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| Author Notes: | edited by Seemant Chaturvedi, Peter M. Rothwell |
| Summary: | 1.Introduction /Peter M. Rothwell and Seemant Chaturvedi --2.Epidemiology of carotid artery stenosis /Robert Cote and Jeffrey Minuk --3.Pathophysiology /Hugh Markus --4.Carotid imaging -- is angiography still needed? /David Pelz --5.Carotid imaging : use of ultrasound /Michael G. Hennerici and Michael Daffertshofer --6.Antithrombotic therapy for carotid artery stenosis /Seemant Chaturvedi --7.Stroke prevention, blood cholesterol, and statins /Pierre Amarenco, Philippa Lavallee and Pierre-Jean Touboul --8.Management of hypertension in carotid stenosis /J. David Spence --9.Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia and carotid atherosclerosis /Houta S. Sabet and L. Creed Pettigrew --10.Diet in the management of patients with carotid stenosis /J. David Spence --11.Angiogenesis and angiogenic growth factors as future therapies for cerebrovascular disease /Brian H. Annex and Christopher D. Kontos --12.What are the current operative risks of carotid endarterectomy? /Peter M. Rothwell --13.Benefits of endarterectomy for recently symptomatic carotid stenosis /Peter M. Rothwell --14.Management of carotid artery disease : carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis /Graeme J. Hankey --15.Surgical controversies /A. Ross Naylor --16.Symptomatic carotid artery occlusion : extracranial intracranial bypass and other treatment options /Catharina J. M. Klijn and L. Jaap Kappelle --17.Stenting for symptomatic stenosis /Lucy Coward and Martin M. Brown --18.Stenting for asymptomatic stenosis /Mark K. Borsody and Seemant Chaturvedi --19.Angioplasty and stenting for non-atherosclerotic diseases of the carotid artery /Kumar Rajamani and Seemant Chaturvedi --20.Controversies in endovascular therapy for carotid artery stenosis /Andrew R. Xavier, Catalina C. Ionita, Jawaad F. Kirmani and Adnan I. Qureshi. Providing a thorough overview of rapid developments in medical therapy surgery, and angioplasty, this reference provides a complete review of carotid artery stenosis treatment, as well as a clear overview of carotid surgery and stenting |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0824754174 9780824754174 |