Advantages and disadvantages of embolic protective devices during carotid stenting
Gerasimov, A.M.; Merkulov, E.V.; Samko, A.N.
Vestnik Rentgenologii i Radiologii 5: 33-37
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4676 PMID: 25672152 Document Number: 663927
Currently carotid stenting becomes an increasingly reliable alternative to carotid endarterectomy. But both of these treatment options do not save a patient from embolism. If there is none embolic protective device, the plaque may break off while inserting a guide or making another manipulation during stenting or angioplasty. This paper describes different embolic protective devices during endovascular treatment for carotid arteries.