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Embolic Protection Devices

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1. Distal embolic protection devices have been developed to reduce the rates of periprocedural complications in arterial interventions. (a) Disruption of occlusive plaque or thrombus during arterial intervention can lead to downstream embolization and microvascular obstruction. (b) Embolic debris usually consists of platelets, red blood cells, infl ammatory cells, extracellular matrix, and cholesterol. (c) Clinical consequences of distal embolization depend on the affected tissue and include cerebral and myocardial injury, renal failure, and acute limb ischemia.

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  1. Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    George V. Moukarbel & Piotr S. Sobieszczyk

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Department of Surgery, Parnassus Avenue 400, San Francisco, 94143, California, USA

    Christopher D. Owens

  2. Medical Center, Cardiology Div., University of California, San Francisco, Parnassus Ave. 505, San Francisco, 94143, California, USA

    Yerem Yeghiazarians

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Moukarbel, G.V., Sobieszczyk, P.S. (2012). Embolic Protection Devices. In: Owens, C., Yeghiazarians, Y. (eds) Handbook of Endovascular Peripheral Interventions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0839-0_5

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