Carotid Artery Stenting: Current Practice and Techniques.RD598 2004-007839 0-7817-4385-0 Carotid artery carotid artery n. 1. An artery that originates on the right from the brachiocephalic artery and on the left from the aortic arch, runs upward into the neck and divides opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, with the external and stenting; current practice and techniques. Title main entry. Ed. by Nadim Al-Mubarak et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2004 335 p. $139.00 Anti-embolization devices have been instrumental in attracting a growing number of vascular specialists from the disciplines of cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. , radiology, surgery, and neurology neurology (n  rŏl`əjē, ny–), study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human nervous system. to the technique of
carotid artery stenting; but as the editors say in the preface,
"Outcomes of CAS are highly dependent on the operator's skills
and performance." This illustrated reference presents 24 chapters
contributed by an international roster of experts, arranged in sections
on clinical results and indications, techniques, and future directions.
Comprehensive and multidisciplinary, the book emphasizes the clinical
role of this treatment, angiographic anatomy, patient selection,
periprocedural care, and step-by-step description of the procedures. Two
of the four editors are affiated with Lenox Hill Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, closest to Midtown. While it is agreed that the neighborhood ranges from 77th Street to 60th Street, its eastern border is disputed. Heart and Vascular
Institute; the other two, respectively, are with Fairview General
Hospital (Cleveland) and New York New York, state, United StatesNew York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of U. School of Medicine. |
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