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Carotid Artery Interventions: Thromboembolic Protection

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The percutaneous treatment of carotid artery disease is associated with a not negligible risk of cerebral embolization even in cases performed in high-volume centers by trained operators. The use of cerebral protection is advocated to reduce the burden of thromboembolism associated with carotid artery interventions. Here we describe the main technical features and the available clinical data of embolic protection devices and new stents with anti-embolic designs for carotid artery interventions.

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Cassese, S., Kufner, S., Fusaro, M. (2018). Carotid Artery Interventions: Thromboembolic Protection. In: Lanzer, P. (eds) Textbook of Catheter-Based Cardiovascular Interventions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55994-0_75

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