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Percutaneous Carotid Interventions with a Difficult Aortic Arch

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Anatomic factors that increase the risk of carotid artery interventions include complex aortic arch, brachiocephalic arterial disease, severe carotid lesion calcification, and visible thrombus. A safe and smooth passage through the aortic arch is first required to get access to the carotid arteries in order to perform the appropriate intervention. An understanding of the arch anatomy is essential in planning such an intervention.

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, 4716 Alliance Blvd Suite 340, Plano, TX, 75093, USA

    Ambarish Gopal MD

  2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine/Internal Medicine, University of Southern California/LAC + USC Medical Center, 1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 322, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Ambarish Gopal MD, Ray V. Matthews MD, David M. Shavelle MD & Leonardo C. Clavijo MD, PhD

  3. Department of Cardiovascular/Interventional Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ray V. Matthews MD, David M. Shavelle MD & Leonardo C. Clavijo MD, PhD

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  1. Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital Loyola University Medical Center, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

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  2. Northern Illinois Surgery Center, Naperville, Illinois, USA

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Gopal, A., Matthews, R.V., Shavelle, D.M., Clavijo, L.C. (2014). Percutaneous Carotid Interventions with a Difficult Aortic Arch. In: Dieter, R., Dieter, Jr., R., Dieter, III, R. (eds) Endovascular Interventions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7312-1_6

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