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b. Flowvelocities andwave tracings are helpful, indeterminingboththe degreeofstenosis andthe
degreeofflowalterationinanygivenpatient.
4.DUSassessmentcanbelimitedwhenthepatienthassignificantcalcificationsatthecarotidbifurcation
aswellasinpatientswhoarelargeinsizewitha“shortneck”orinwhomthecarotidbifurcationishigh —abovethemandibularangle,makingaccesstothecarotidbifurcationdifficult.
B.ComputedTomographicAngiography
1.Computedtomographicangiography(CTA)hasbecometheprimarycross-sectionalimagingmodality
forsuspectedanatomiclesionsoftheextracranialcarotidandvertebralarteriesincludingclinicalsettings suchastrauma,stableatherosclerosis,andstroke(Fig.3.2).
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2.Ionizingradiationandiodinatedcontrastarebothrequired.
3.ModernCTscannersacquireexcellentimageswhileminimizingcontrastandradiationdosages.
a. Most commonly, conventional CTA includes static images performed in the arterial phase with
filmingoftheheadandneckwiththesamecontrastbolus.Inpractice,reconstructionprotocolsvary, but generally include axial, coronal, sagittal, and oblique images with or without 3D volume renderedorvesseltrackingimaging.
b. ApplicationofdualenergytechniquesforCTAacquisitionallowsforautomatedboneremovaland
plaquecharacterizationusingthedifferentenergyspectrumforevaluation.
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c. Newertime-resolvedormultiphasicCTAwithrapidsequentialimagingallowsforvisibledepiction
offlowwithinthevessel,analogoustodigitalsubtractionangiography.
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4.CTperfusiontechniquesmaybeadjunctiveintheassessmentofthesignificanceofcarotidstenosisor
thesignificanceofanintracranialstenosis.
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C.MagneticResonanceAngiography
1. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) time-of-flight imaging has the advantages of requiring no
ionizingradiationandnointravenouscontrastadministrationtoobtainimagingofthecarotidartery(Fig.
3.3).
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2. There are some patients who cannot undergo MRI or who may require special monitoring (ie,
pacemakersorimplantedcardioverter-defibrillators).
a. Metallicoralimplants(includingclipsanddentalhardware)maycreatesignificantimagingartifacts
atthelevelofthecarotidarteries,precludingadequatevesselevaluation.
3. Noncontrasttime-of-flightMRA is anexcellent screening tool for cervical or intracranial vascular
diseasebuthasthesignificantdisadvantagethatahigh-gradestenosismayappearasanocclusionunless contrastMRAisemployed.
4. Contrast MRA improves the visualization of a tiny residual vascular lumen, permitting accurate
differentiationofhigh-gradestenosisversusocclusion.
5.MRApredominantlyimagesthelumenofthevessel;however,evaluationofsourceimagesmayallow
forplaquecharacterization,particularlywhenthinsectionhigh-resolutionimagingalgorithmsareapplied.
a. Suchthinsectionhigh-resolutionimagingalgorithmsarereferredtoasvesselwallimagingorblack
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bloodimagingandarethesubjectofcurrentresearch.7,
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6.Time-resolvedMRAtechniquesarealsousefulprimarilyforassessmentofarteriovenousshuntingand
fistulouslesions.Thesearelesscommonlyemployedforcervicalvasculardisease.
D.DigitalSubtractionAngiography
1.Digitalsubtractionangiography(DSA)utilizesconventionalx-raywithdigitalacquisitionofimagesin
rapidsequenceduringintra-arterialinjectionofcontrast.
a. Thisprovideshigh-resolution,time-resolved vascularimaging with bothanatomicdelineation and
real-timephysiologicdepictionofflowdynamics(Fig.3.4).
2.DSAisaninvasivetechniquerequiringcatheteraccessusuallyviafemoral,radial,orbrachialroutes,
althoughdirectcarotidaccessmaybeemployedinselectcases.
3.Rotationaldigitalacquisitionpermitscreationof3Dvolumerenderedimages.DSAremainsthegold
standardforDUS,CTA,andMRI/MRA.
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II.CervicalCarotidandVertebralDisease
Evaluationofcervicalextracranialvasculardiseasebeginswiththevesseloriginsfromtheaorticarch. Theinnominatearteryarisesfromtheaorticarchanddividesintotherightcommoncarotidarteryandthe rightsubclavianartery,fromwhichtherightvertebralarteryarises.Theleftcommoncarotidarteryarises as the next branchfrom the archandfinallythe leftsubclavian, which gives rise to theleft vertebral artery.Thecommoncarotidarteriesdivideintointernalandexternalcarotidarteriesinthemidcervical region usually betweenC2 and C6,and thelevel may vary from one side tothe other.Thevertebral arteriesproceedcranially,traversingtheforamentransversariumofthecervicalvertebraextendingtothe C2level andaround thearch ofC1until thearteriesentertheduraattheforamenmagnumandjointo formthebasilararterysuperiorly10(Fig.3.5;Table3.1).
III.AtheroscleroticDisease
A.CausesofIschemicStroke
1. Extracranial carotid artery disease is one of the leading causes of ischemic stroke accounting for
approximately10%ofallischemicstrokes.
2. Carotid artery revascularization in the setting of extracranial atherosclerotic disease, with either
carotid endarterectomy(CEA) or carotid arterystenting (CAS), is now well-established treatmentfor symptomaticandasymptomaticcarotidatheroscleroticdiseaseinspecificpatients.
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3.Asnoteverypatientwithextracranialcarotidarteryatheroscleroticdiseasecarriesthe sameriskof
future stroke, key risk factors should be considered to determine which specific patients should be revascularized.
B.RiskFactors
1. Major riskfactors include the degree of stenosis and characteristics of the plaque seen withinthe
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artery.
2.Otherpatient-specificcharacteristicsincludeage,gender,andcomorbidmedicalconditions.
C.ModalityforRevascularization
1.Thechoiceofmodalityforrevascularizationisbasedonacombinationofthesekeyriskfactorsand
anatomicconsiderations.
2. We review recent trial evidence surrounding carotid revascularization in both symptomatic and
asymptomaticcarotidarterydisease,andthedatasupportingpatientselectionforeachmodality.
3.Afewdefinitionsareimportanttoknowtounderstandandcomparethetrialdata.
D.DefiningCarotidArteryStenosis
1.In theNorthAmericanSymptomaticCarotidEndarterectomyTrial(NASCET),auniformmethodfor
measurement of percentage carotid stenosis at angiography was defined by comparing the minimal residuallumenat thelevel ofthe stenotic lesion withthe diameter of the more distal internal carotid arteryatwhichthewallsofthearteryfirstbecomeparallel(beyondanypoststenoticdilatation).
2.Thefollowingformulaisused:Degreeofstenosis=(1−A/B)×100%.
a. AisthediameteratthepointofmaximumstenosisandBisthediameterofthearterialsegmentdistal
tothestenosiswherethewallsfirstbecomeparallel.
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b. ThismethodofmeasurementhasbeenadaptedtoCTangiography.
c. It is routinely used to define carotid stenosis in current and ongoing trials. Bartlett et al 2006
proposed using the narrowest measurement of the lumen in millimeters stating that an absolute measurementof1.3mmcorrespondedto70%stenosisbyNASCETcriteriaand2.2mmto50%
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(Fig.3.6).
E.SymptomaticVersusAsymptomaticExtracranialCarotidStenosis
1. Symptomatic extracranial carotid arterystenosis is defined as an atherosclerotic lesionof atleast
50%stenosisproximaltothevascularterritorythatcorrespondstothepatient’sclinicalsymptomatology (strokeortransientischemicattack)and/ortheanatomiclocationoftheinfarctonimaging.
2. Atherosclerotic stenosis of the carotid artery may result in ischemic symptoms secondary to
hypoperfusionorembolization.
3.Asymptomaticextracranialcarotid arterystenosisis definedas anatheroscleroticlesionofatleast
50%stenosiswithoutclinicalorimagingevidenceofstroke.
4. Currently, itis recommendedthat bestmedical managementshould be implementedimmediatelyin
bothsymptomaticandasymptomaticatheroscleroticcarotiddiseasewheneveritisfirstdiscovered.14,
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a. Bestmedicalmanagementinvolvesvascularriskfactormodificationandincludesaggressivecontrol
of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking cessation, and initiation of an antiplateletagent.
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IV.RevascularizationinExtracranialCarotidArteryStenosis
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A.Evidence
1.Thereissubstantialevidencetosupportrevascularizationforsymptomaticextracranialcarotidartery
disease. Many large randomized trials including the European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST), the NASCET, and the US Department of Veteran Affairs Cooperative Study Program (CSP) showed
superiorityofcarotidendarterectomywithbestmedicalmanagementoverbestmedicalmanagementalone forsymptomatic,high-gradecarotidarterystenosis.12,17,
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2. Patients included in these studies were those with greater than 70% carotid artery stenosis on
angiographyandwhohadipsilateralischemicstrokes, monocularblindness, orsymptomsofatransient ischemicattack.
3.Apooledanalysisfromthesetrialsshowedthattherateof30-daystrokeriskwaslowerinthesurgical
groupcomparedwiththemedicalgroup.
4.TheNASCETstudyspecificallyshowedthatthenumberneededtotreatwithcarotidendarterectomy
wassixforpatientswithsymptomatichigh-gradecarotidarterystenosis.
5.Thestudiesalsoshowedthatforpatientswithlessthan50%stenosisofthecarotidartery,surgerydid
notsignificantlylowerthefuturestrokerisk.
6.Forsurgicalpatientswith50%-69%stenosisintheNASCETstudy,therewasonlymoderatebenefitto
reducestrokerisk,astherateofipsilateralstrokewas15.7%inthosesurgicallytreatedcomparedwith
22.2%inthemedicalgroup.
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B.Benefits
Bothcarotidendarterectomyandcarotidarterystentinghavebeenshowntobebeneficialinthesettingof significantstenosisoftheextracranialcarotidarteryinthesettingofatheroscleroticdisease.
C.TrialsandStudies
1.SAPPHIRE
The first trial, Stenting and Angioplasty with Protection in Patients with High Risk of Endarterectomy (SAPPHIRE) trial showed noninferiority of carotid artery stenting compared with
carotidendarterectomy.
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2.CREST
Subsequently, the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting Trial (CREST) randomlyassignedpatientswithsymptomaticorasymptomaticcarotidstenosistoundergoeithercarotid arterystentingorcarotidendarterectomy.
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a. Theprimarycompositeendpointwasstroke,myocardialinfarction,ordeathfromanycauseduring
theperiproceduralperiodoranyipsilateralstrokewithin4yearsafterrandomization.
b. Theresultsofthistrialshowedthattherisksdidnotdiffersignificantlybetweenthecarotidartery
stentinggroupandthecarotidendarterectomygroup.
c. Becauseoftheresultsofthistrial,carotidarterystentingemergedasoneoftheprimarytreatments
forcarotidarteryatheroscleroticdiseaseinselectpatients.
3.ACES
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The Asymptomatic Carotid Emboli Study (ACES) demonstrated that there was a higher risk of ipsilateral stroke risk with embolic signals on transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound than in those without,suggestingthatpatientswithasymptomaticcarotiddiseaseshouldundergoTCDtoevaluatefor microemboli.
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4.EndarterectomyforAsymptomaticCarotidStenosisStudy
Revascularization for asymptomatic carotid disease was studied in the Endarterectomy for AsymptomaticCarotidStenosisStudy.21,
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a. Thisstudywas a large-scalestudy, including1662patients, andcomparedcarotidendarterectomy
withbestmedical managementwithbestmedicalmanagementalone.CTangiographywas usedto identifypatientswithgreaterthan60%stenosisoftheextracranialcarotidartery,usingtheNASCET Criteriaformeasurementofcarotidstenosis.
b. Patients were randomly assigned to either surgery plus best medical management or medical
managementalone.
c. Acompositeprimaryoutcomeofstrokeordeathoccurringintheperioperativeperiodandipsilateral
cerebralinfarctionwasused.
d. Thisstudywasstoppedearly,givenevidenceofaclearbenefitinthecarotidendarterectomygroup.
e. ThesedatawerefurthersupportedbytheAsymptomaticCarotidSurgeryTrial(ACST).
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5.Thesestudiesarenotthoughttobegeneralizabletomodernclinicalpracticebecauseoptimalmedical
therapyhasimprovedinthecurrenteraascomparedwiththetimeofthesestudies(2004-2010).24,
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6. Furthermore, operators selected for these trials were carefully screened and generally had lower
complicationratesthanwhatwasseeninthegeneralnonstudysurgeonpopulation.
7. Currently, there are no definitive guidelines for revascularization for asymptomatic extracranial
carotidstenosis.
a. However, based on data from these studies and clinical practice, it is reasonable to consider
revascularization in asymptomatic patients with greater than 70%-80% stenosis in the following typesofpatients:
Patients whose carotid artery stenosis continues to progress rapidly despite best medical management PatientswhohaveevidenceofmicroemboliwithTCD Patientswithalowpotentialforperiproceduralcomplications
b. ThistopicisbeingfurtherinvestigatedintheCarotidRevascularizationandMedicalManagement
forAsymptomaticCarotidStenosis(CREST-2)study,whichiscomparingbestmedicalmanagement alonewithcarotidendarterectomyorcarotidarterystenting.
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V.PatientFactorsInfluencingRevascularization
A.NASCET
1. TheNASCET also showed that patientcharacteristics includingage, gender,andcomorbid medical
conditions should stronglyinfluencethe type ofrevascularization procedurethata patientwith carotid arterydiseaseshouldundergo.
2. Notably,NASCETshowedthatwomenwithsymptomaticcarotidstenosiswere morelikelytohave
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unfavorableoutcomeincludingcarotidarteryrestenosis,surgicalmortality,andneurologicmorbiditywith carotidarterystenting.
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B.CREST
1.Nearlyadecadelater,theCRESTprovidedfurtherevidenceregardingspecificpatientcharacteristics
thatshouldinfluencethechoiceofrevascularizationmethod.
2.CRESTshowedthatduringtheperiproceduralperiod,therewasahigherriskofstrokewithcarotid
arterystentingandahigherriskofmyocardialinfarctionwithcarotidendarterectomy.
a. Therefore, patients with significant comorbid coronary artery disease or other cardiovascular
conditionsmaybebettercandidatesforCASratherthanCEA.
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3.Thestudyalsosupportedpriordatathatpatientageshouldbefactoredintotheproceduralselection
becauseyounger patients, less than70 years, were shown tohave better outcomes withCASwhereas olderpatientsmayhavehadbetteroutcomeswithCEA.
a. There may be a higher risk of stroke with CAS in very elderly patients because of acquired
anatomicalobstaclessuchasvasculartortuosity,calcifications,and/ortandemstenoses.
b. In general, CAS is preferred in patients with severe comorbid medical condition and those with
anatomic features that would make surgery difficult, including prior neck surgery or radiation therapy,restenosisafterpriorcarotidendarterectomy,contralateralcarotidocclusion,orsurgically inaccessiblelesions.
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VI.TimingofRevascularization
A.TrialsandTrends
1. Timing ofcarotid arteryrevascularization inpatients withischemic stroke remains very important.
Review ofsubgroupanalysesfromtwolargerandomizedclinicaltrials,theEuropeanCarotid Surgery Trial (ECST)andthe NASCET, lookedat thetiming foroptimal benefitof carotid endarterectomyfor
patients with ischemic stroke thought to be secondary to high-grade symptomatic extracranial carotid arterydisease.
2.TherewasatrendtowardbenefitwithCEAwithin2weeksofsymptomscomparedwithpatientswho
haddelayedprocedures.12,
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a. The degree of benefit of the procedure appeared to diminish with time, especially if CEA was
delayedbeyond12weeks.
3. There are manyfactorstoconsider that should influence thetiming ofcarotid revascularizationfor
symptomatic patients including infarct size (as larger ischemic strokes may have a higher risk for reperfusioninjuryandhemorrhagictransformation)andcomplicatingcomorbiditiesandmedicalfactors suchasinfectionorhemodynamicinstability.
a. In medically stable patients with relatively minor ischemic strokes or transient ischemic attacks
thought to be secondary tohigh-grade ipsilateral carotid arterystenosis, revascularization should occurwithin2weeksofsymptomonset.
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b. However,inpatientswithothercomplicatingfactors,itwouldbereasonabletodelaytheprocedure
upto12weekstomedicallystabilizethepatientpriortorevascularization.
B.RestenosisAfterCarotidEndarterectomyorCarotidArteryStenting
1.RestenosisafterCEAorCASistypicallyasymptomaticanddetectedbysurveillanceimaging.
2. The risk of restenosis after carotid intervention was evaluated in the ACAS trial as defined as a
recurrentstenosisof60%orgreater.
a. Theriskofrestenosiswasmostlikelyinthefirst18monthsfollowingsurgery(7.9%)anddeclined
steadilyafterward(1.9%at42months).21CRESTshowedthatapproximately6%ofpatientshada riskofrestenosisgreaterthan70%inthefirst24monthswitheitherCEAorCAS.
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b. InCREST,independentpredictorsofrestenosisincludeddiabetesmellitus,hypertension,andfemale
gender.Smokingwasanindependentpredictorofrestenosisinthe CEAgroupbutnotin the CAS group.
c. Given the low incidence of restenosis after revascularization, there are no standard guidelines
regardingrepeatfollow-upimaginginthesepatients.
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3.ItisreasonabletofollowpatientsannuallywithDUSforthefirst2yearsfollowingrevascularization,
especially inpatientswith comorbidconditions ofsmoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or female gender.
C.IntracranialLargeArteryAtheroscleroticDisease
1.Intracraniallargearteryatherosclerosisofthecarotidandvertebralarteriesrepresentsaleadingcause
ofischemicstroke.
2.Therearelimiteddataregardingtreatmentofintercraniallargearteryatherosclerosis.
a. Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent stroke in Intracranial
Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) Study enrolled 451 patients and compared optimal medical therapy with percutaneous angioplasty and stenting for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with symptomatic intracranial large artery, intracranial carotid, or intracranial vertebral artery atherosclerosis.
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i. Medicaltherapyconsistedofdualantiplatelettherapy(aspirin325mgperdayandclopidogrel
75mg perday),aggressive bloodpressurecontroloflessthan140 mmHgandlipid control withanLDLlessthan70mg/dL,andenrollmentinalifestylemodificationprogram.
ii. The study was terminated early because of a higher 30-day rate of stroke and death in the
percutaneoustransluminalangioplastyandstentingarm.
iii. Therewasastatisticallysignificantdifferenceinstrokeordeath,andtheprimaryendpointof
stroke or death occurred in 5.8% of the medical therapy arm and 14.7% of the angioplasty/stentingarm.
iv. Thisstudyultimatelyshowedthatpercutaneousstentingisnotsafeoreffectivefortreatmentof
patients who experience a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke attributable to large arteryintracranialdisease.
v. Basedonthemedicaltherapythatwasusedinthisstudy,ifthereisseverestenosisofalarge
intracranialartery(ofgreaterthan50%)withsymptomaticdisease,itisreasonabletoplacethe patientonaspirinandclopidogrelfor90daysinadditiontohigh-intensitystatintherapywith
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bloodpressurecontrolwithagoalsystoliclessthan140mmHg.
b. TheWarfarin-AspirinSymptomaticIntracranialDiseaseStudy(WASID)evaluated569patientsand
comparedwarfarinwithaspirinfollowingtransientischemicattackorischemicstrokeattributableto intracranialstenosisoftheinternalcarotidartery,middlecerebralartery,vertebralartery,orbasilar artery.
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i. The study was stopped early because of higher rates of death and major hemorrhage inthe
warfarinarm.
ii. Thus,basedonthisstudy,aspirin325mgperdayispreferredtowarfarinforthetreatmentof
symptomaticlargearteryintracranialstenosisandsecondarypreventionofischemicstroke.
iii. Thelong-termfollow-updidshowthatpatientswithameansystolicbloodpressurelessthan
140mmHgandanLDLlessthan100mg/dLhadalowerriskofrecurrentstroke.
D.ExtracranialSymptomaticVertebralArteryDisease
1.Extracranialsymptomaticvertebralarterydiseaseisaknowncauseofposteriorcirculationischemic
infarcts.
2. Treatment options for this disease are limited, and the current mainstay treatment is medical
management.
3.OneofthemostrecentstudiesthatstudiedthiswastheVertebralArteryStentingTrial(VAST),which
evaluatedpatientswithrecenttransientischemicattackorminorstrokeassociatedwithvertebralartery stenosisofatleast50%.
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a. Thisstudyevaluatedbothintra-andextracranialvertebralarterydisease.
b. Patientswererandomlyassignedtoeitherstentingplusoptimalmedicaltherapyoroptimalmedical
therapyalone.Thetrialwasultimatelystoppedearlybecauseofregulatoryrequirements.
c. From the analysis of the patients who were enrolled, the authors concluded that stenting of
symptomaticvertebralarterystenosiswasassociatedwithanincreasedriskofmajorperiprocedural vascularcomplicationandtheriskofrecurrentstrokesinthemedicalmanagementgroupwaslow.
d. However, current guidelines suggest that for recurrent disease vertebral artery stenting, or open
proceduressuchasvertebralendarterectomyortransposition,maybeconsideredinselectpatients whohaverecurrentischemicstrokesdespitebestmedicalmanagement.33,
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VII.AdditionalDisordersoftheExtracranialVasculature
A.FibromuscularDysplasia
1.Fibromusculardysplasia(FMD)isadisorderofthemediallayerofthevasculaturethatmanifestsin
analteredappearanceofthenormalvesselluminalcontour.
2. The vessel may demonstrate a thin concentric smooth-walled narrowing, a “string of beads”
appearance,orirregularnarrowing andmaybevulnerable todissection, occlusion,or pseudoaneurysm formation.
3.EachofthesemaybecomeasourceofembolicausingTIAorstroke.
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4.FMDcanbeseeninthecervicalcarotidarteriesandcervicalvertebralarteriesandiscommonlyseen
intherenalarteries.
5.ThereisanassociationbetweenFMDandintracranialaneurysms.Angioplastywithorwithoutstenting
hasbeenemployedfortreatmentofFMD-relatedcarotidstenosis(Fig.3.7).
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B.TraumaticCervicalVascularInjury
1.Cervicalvascularinjurycanbedividedintobluntandpenetratingtrauma.
2. CTA hasbeen themainstay ofvascular evaluation inthe settingof facial/mandibular fractures and
cervicalspinefracturesasitcanefficientlyinterrogatebothprimaryandsecondarypathologiclesions.
3. When focusing predominantly on blunt cerebrovascular injury, the cervical vessels (carotid and
vertebral)maydemonstratedissection,with associatedluminalcompromise,vesselocclusion(acuteor subacute),orpseudoaneurysmformation(oftenadelayedsequelaeofdissection)36(Fig.3.8).
4. Frank vessel rupture is more unusual with blunt cervical injury and is more commonly seen in
associationwithcervicalmalignanciesorinfection(Fig.3.9).
VIII.TechniquesforCarotidandVertebralIntervention
FemoralaccessisthemostcommonaccessrouteforCAS;however,radial,brachial,anddirectcarotid access may be employed in specific patients to facilitate safe access or traverse an anatomically challenging artic arch. Femoral arterial access has been presented in an earlier chapter. A brief description of radial and direct carotid access (percutaneous and via cutdown) can be found in the sectionsthatfollow.
A.RadialAccessforCarotidStenosis
1.PeripheralarterialaccesstechniquewasfirstintroducedbySvenIvarSeldingerin1959.
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a. Twodecadeslater,theintroductionofvascularsheathsmadeperipheralaccessmoreappealingby
decreasingtheneedforrepeatedvascularaccessduringpercutaneousvascularprocedures.
b. Twomainarterialaccessesarecommonlyusedformostpercutaneouscarotidarteryinterventions:
thecommonfemoralarteryandradialartery.
c. Directcarotidaccessispreservedforselectivepatients.
2. Lucien Campeau at the Montreal Heart Institute first described transradial access for diagnostic
angiographyofthecoronaryarteriesin1989,asasaferalternativetobrachialoraxillaryaccess.
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a. Thetransradialaccesswassubsequently,successfullyusedforpercutaneousinterventions,including
thefirsttransradialcoronaryangioplastybyKiemeneijin1992andcoronarystentingin1993.
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b. Theuseoftransradialaccesstechniquehassignificantlyexpandedinrecentyearsaccountingfor1in
6percutaneouscoronaryinterventions(PCIs)intheUnitedStates.
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3. Although, thereis abundantliteratureonthetransradialcoronary angiography,dataare emergingon
transradialaccessforcerebralangiographyandstentingforcarotidstenosis.
a. AmulticenterrandomizedstudyhasbyRuzsaetal,hasshownthetransradialapproachforcarotid
stentingtobesafeandwithnodifferenceintotalprocedureandfluoroscopictime.
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i. The radiation dose was higher, while hospitalization was shorter for radial approach when
comparedwithtransfemoralapproach.
b. Ameta-analysisofrandomizedbyFerranteetalfoundtransradialPCItobeassociatedwithfewer
vascularcomplicationsandalowerrateofmajorbleedinganddeath.
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i. Furthermore, thetransradial approachhas certainanatomicadvantages over the transfemoral
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ii. The radial is superficial and easily compressible without major susceptible surrounding
structures,whichsignificantlydecreasepotentialpostprocedurecomplications.39Despitethese advantages,good patientselection, masteringtechniques,andmeticulouspostprocedural care arecriticaltominimizepostproceduralcomplications.Asmallradialarterylessthan2mmand dialysisfistulaconstitutesrelativecontraindications.
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iii. Bedside tests to evaluate the patency of the palmar arch have not been shown to predict
ischemic complicationsor radialartery occlusion,andthe Allen’s maneuveror Barbeau test arenolongerrecommendedpriortoradialarteryaccess.
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4.Themicropuncturetechniqueisoutlinedasfollows.
a. Thewristisplacedinhyperextendedanatomicpositionwitharolledtowelorradialboardusedas
support.
b. Aftergivinglocalanesthesia,theradialarteryispuncturedwitha21-gaugeneedleunderultrasound
guidance.
c. A 0.018-inch wire is advanced through the needle; the needle is then exchanged for a 5 French
coaxial dilator, which is then exchanged over a 0.035-inch Bentson wire for a 4-7 Fr vascular sheath.
i. Alternativelyspecializedradialarterysheathsareavailablethatcanbeadvanceddirectlyover
an0.018-inchwire.
d. Forpatientsundergoingevaluationofcarotidstenosis,apigtailcatheterisadvancedoveraBentson
wireintotheascendingaorta,andanaortogramisperformed.
i. Further catheter and guidewire selection depends on the side of the carotid stenosis and
anatomicoriginofthegreatvessels.
IX.TechniquesforCarotidArteryStenting
A.AngioplastyandStenting
1.Theearlyapplicationofangioplastyandstentingfortreatmentofcarotidstenosiswasperformedwith
baremetalstentsanalogoustostentplacementinotherperipheralarteries.
2. Thesignificantincidenceofstroke atthetime ofangioplastyandstentingled to the development of
strategiesforembolic protection. Aseriesoftrials were pivotalinthe establishmentofroutine use of embolicprotectiondevices(EPDs)incarotidangioplastyandstenting.
B.EVA-3STrial
1.In2011,therewasasecondaryanalysisofCASpatientsfromtheendarterectomyversusangioplastyin
patients with symptomatic severe carotid stenosis (EVA-3S) trial (CASvs CEA—France2000-2005), whichwasstoppedforfutility.
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a. Inthisstudy262patientsfulfilledtheinclusioncriteria(1wasinitiallyallocatedtosurgery,andin
13patientsstentinsertionfailed).
b. 25patients(9.5%)hadastrokeordeathduringthefirst30dayspostprocedure.
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