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Feasibility and efficacy of balloon-based neuroprotection during carotid artery stenting in a single-center setting

^* Center of Cardiology and Vascular Intervention, Hamburg, Germany

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Breakdown of 102 carotid angioplasty and stenting procedures and associated events. CEA = referred to carotid endarterectomy; Tgt = target.

View larger version (169K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Cervical radiographs showing (A) the target lesion (thin arrows) and distal loop (thick arrow) in the left internal carotid artery and (B) furthermost advancement of the GuardWire into this vessel. In panel B, note that, although the wire had passed both the lesion and loop, the distal tip of the wire (arrow) could not be advanced cranially enough to safely inflate the balloon.