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Figure 1 Symptomatic Left ICA Occlusion in a 73-Year-Old Man

(A) Proximal left internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion with stump (dark arrow). (B) Conquest wire advancing in the occluded segment through Transit microcatheter. (C) Successful crossing of the occlusion. (D) Pre-dilatation with 2.0 x 20-mm coronary balloon. (E) Final angiogram after carotid wall stent deployment and post-dilatation (see text).