Effect of two different neuroprotection systems on microembolization during carotid artery stenting
Andrej Schmidt, MD*,
Klaus-Werner Diederich, MD,
Susanne Scheinert, MD,
Sven Bräunlich, MD,
Tatjana Olenburger,
Giancarlo Biamino, MD,
Gerhard Schuler, MD and
Dierk Scheinert, MD
Divisionof Clinical and Interventional Angiology, Department of Cardiology, University of Leipzig–Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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Figure 1 Tipof the MO.MA system. Inflated common and external carotid artery balloons for endovascular clamping and exit port of the guiding catheter. ACC = arteria carotis communis; ACE = arteria carotis externa.
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Figure 2 (A) MO.MA system placed into the external carotid artery (ECA) and common carotid artery (CCA); (B) 0.014-inch guidewire for passage of the stenosis after clamping of the ECA and CCA. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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