Open AccessInternal Carotid Artery Dissection Treated with C-Guard Stent
Author(s) -
Giancarlo SaalZapata,
Walter Durand,
Dante Valer,
Rodolfo Rodríguez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of angiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1615-5939
pISSN - 1061-1711
DOI - 10.1055/s-0040-1708839
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , internal carotid artery , stenosis , stroke (engine) , lumen (anatomy) , surgery , radiology , vertebral artery , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Internal carotid dissection is the most common cause of stroke in the young population. Stroke, the presence of a pseudoaneurysm, and decreased artery lumen with cerebral flow impairment are indications for treatment. Medical therapy with antithrombotic drugs and endovascular therapy with stenting are the main available options. The C-Guard stent is an open cell mesh-covered dual layer stent that has been mainly used in cases of internal carotid artery stenosis with a post-operative reduction in stroke incidence. Thus, we present two cases of internal carotid artery dissections of the cervical segment treated with the open cell dual-layer C-Guard stent without complications.