Carotid Artery Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment is an essential, practical, and comprehensive resource for surgeons, doctors, medical trainees, and advanced medical practitioners involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with carotid artery disease. It offers a detailed exploration of the natural course, clinical presentation, diagnostic and treatment algorithms, as well as the pathophysiologic and hemodynamic mechanisms that underlie the development and progression of carotid artery disease—providing a critical foundation for both everyday clinical decision-making and further scientific discoveries.
Featuring insights from the world’s leading experts, this book presents the most up-to-date clinical practices, evidence-based treatment strategies, and expert opinions. It details the latest diagnostic technologies, advanced treatment modalities, and evolving surgical interventions. Additionally, it includes clear guidelines for special diagnostic considerations and innovative therapeutic approaches, ensuring that readers remain informed and up-to-date with the latest clinical practices.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. About the editors - p. xiii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Carotid artery disease: Epidemiology and socioeconomic burden - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Etiology, risk factors, and pathophysiology of carotid artery stenosis - p. 11 11. Chapter 3. Atherosclerosis, and morphology and stability of carotid artery plaque - p. 25 12. Chapter 4. Clinical evaluation and indications for screening in patients with carotid artery disease - p. 51 13. Chapter 5. Evaluation of carotid artery stenosis: Imaging modalities - p. 59 14. Chapter 6. Management of patients with asymptomatic carotid disease - p. 91 15. Chapter 7. Management of patients with symptomatic carotid disease - p. 103 16. Chapter 8. Treatment of carotid artery stenosis in patients with stroke - p. 119 17. Chapter 9. Treatment considerations in patients with combined carotid and coronary artery disease - p. 129 18. Chapter 10. Management of internal carotid artery occlusion - p. 139 19. Chapter 11. Carotid and vertebral artery disease in the presence of concurrent disease of the supraaortic vessels - p. 149 20. Chapter 12. Carotid endarterectomy—Operative techniques - p. 163 21. Chapter 13. Trans-carotid artery revascularization - p. 179 22. Chapter 14. Transfemoral carotid artery stenting—Patient selection and operative technique - p. 189 23. Chapter 15. Neurovascular protection strategies and intraoperative monitoring during carotid artery surgery - p. 203 24. Chapter 16. Carotid artery fibromuscular dysplasia, carotid body tumor and carotid sinus syndrome—Diagnosis and treatment - p. 215 25. Chapter 17. Carotid artery dissection, aneurysms, webs, coiling and kinking - p. 227 26. Chapter 18. Carotid inflammatory angiopathies: Diagnosis and management - p. 235 27. Chapter 19. Radiation induced carotid artery stenosis: Diagnosis and management - p. 251 28. Chapter 20. Management of carotid artery trauma - p. 257 29. Index - p. 273
Carotid Artery Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment is an essential, practical, and comprehensive resource for surgeons, doctors, medical trainees, and advanced medical practitioners involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with carotid artery disease. It offers a detailed exploration of the natural course, clinical presentation, diagnostic and treatment algorithms, as well as the pathophysiologic and hemodynamic mechanisms that underlie the development and progression of carotid artery disease—providing a critical foundation for both everyday clinical decision-making and further scientific discoveries.
Featuring insights from the world’s leading experts, this book presents the most up-to-date clinical practices, evidence-based treatment strategies, and expert opinions. It details the latest diagnostic technologies, advanced treatment modalities, and evolving surgical interventions. Additionally, it includes clear guidelines for special diagnostic considerations and innovative therapeutic approaches, ensuring that readers remain informed and up-to-date with the latest clinical practices.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. About the editors - p. xiii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Carotid artery disease: Epidemiology and socioeconomic burden - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Etiology, risk factors, and pathophysiology of carotid artery stenosis - p. 11 11. Chapter 3. Atherosclerosis, and morphology and stability of carotid artery plaque - p. 25 12. Chapter 4. Clinical evaluation and indications for screening in patients with carotid artery disease - p. 51 13. Chapter 5. Evaluation of carotid artery stenosis: Imaging modalities - p. 59 14. Chapter 6. Management of patients with asymptomatic carotid disease - p. 91 15. Chapter 7. Management of patients with symptomatic carotid disease - p. 103 16. Chapter 8. Treatment of carotid artery stenosis in patients with stroke - p. 119 17. Chapter 9. Treatment considerations in patients with combined carotid and coronary artery disease - p. 129 18. Chapter 10. Management of internal carotid artery occlusion - p. 139 19. Chapter 11. Carotid and vertebral artery disease in the presence of concurrent disease of the supraaortic vessels - p. 149 20. Chapter 12. Carotid endarterectomy—Operative techniques - p. 163 21. Chapter 13. Trans-carotid artery revascularization - p. 179 22. Chapter 14. Transfemoral carotid artery stenting—Patient selection and operative technique - p. 189 23. Chapter 15. Neurovascular protection strategies and intraoperative monitoring during carotid artery surgery - p. 203 24. Chapter 16. Carotid artery fibromuscular dysplasia, carotid body tumor and carotid sinus syndrome—Diagnosis and treatment - p. 215 25. Chapter 17. Carotid artery dissection, aneurysms, webs, coiling and kinking - p. 227 26. Chapter 18. Carotid inflammatory angiopathies: Diagnosis and management - p. 235 27. Chapter 19. Radiation induced carotid artery stenosis: Diagnosis and management - p. 251 28. Chapter 20. Management of carotid artery trauma - p. 257 29. Index - p. 273
