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Approaches to difficult filter retrieval in carotid stenting
Author(s) -
Shaw James A.,
Menard Matthew,
Eisenhauer Andrew C.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20235
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid stenting , medline , carotid arteries , radiology , cardiology , carotid endarterectomy , political science , law
The treatment of carotid disease continues to evolve with an increasing number of the lesions being successfully treated percutaneously. A large part of the success of percutaneous therapy has resulted from the use of distal protection devices and their ability to reduce embolization and subsequent strokes. However, device retrieval through implanted stents can be problematic. We describe situations in which difficulty was encountered advancing the distal protection filter retrieval device through the stent, as well as the different approaches to solve this potential problem. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005;64:18–22. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.