Endovascular Therapies

Randomized Trial of Revascularization with Solitaire FR Device versus Best Medical Therapy in the Treatment of Acute Stroke due to Anterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusion Presenting within Eight Hours of Symptom Onset (REVASCAT)

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Vascular Biology; Introduction; Vascular Anatomy; Endothelium, the Largest Body Organ; Vasculogenesis, Angiogenesis, and Arteriogenesis; Atherogenesis; Plaque Regression: Evidence from Animal Studies; Transplantation Model of Atherosclerosis Regression; HDL and Plaque Regression; Plaque Regression: Evidence from Clinical Studies; Statins, Niacin, HDL, and CETP Inhibitors; Novel Imaging Modalities; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 Non-Invasive Testing in Peripheral Arterial Disease; Summary; Ankle-Brachial Index

Abnormally High ABIExercise ABI; Segmental Limb Pressures; Pulse Volume Recordings; Continuous Doppler; Toe Photoplethysmography; Arterial Duplex Ultrasound; Waveform Analysis; Velocity Criteria; Surveillance after Revascularization; Surveillance after Surgical Bypass Grafting; CT Angiography; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; References; Chapter 3 Carotid and Innominate Artery Stenting for High-Risk Patients; Summary; Introduction; CAS in Select High-Risk Populations; Radiation Arteritis; Data for CAS in High-Risk Cardiac Patients; Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting Technique

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