In this video, hear Dr. Keyur Parikh, Interventional Cardiologist, talk about Carotid Angioplasty in a Patient with recurrent TIA. Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) were developed to be a less invasive and involved procedure compared to carotid endarterectomy. It has emerged as an alternative for patients who are considered to have high surgical risks due to medical comorbidities or anatomical high-risk features.
Since its development over twenty years ago, the technique of endovascular carotid revascularization has been undergoing a continuous maturation process due to the shift from the initial use of balloon expandable stents to self-expanding stents, the introduction of and continuously expanding an array of embolic protection devices, and increasing operator experience. More discussion on this topic will happen during Joint International Conference , India (JIC). It is a…
