Angioscopic observation during carotid angioplasty with stent placement

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2005 Sep;26(8):1943-8.

Abstract

This clinical report is the first to describe angioscopy during carotid angioplasty with stent placement. The average observation time was 3 minutes 43 seconds in 18 cases. The view was clear in 67% of cases. Lesions in the endothelium, rupture of the fibrous cap, clots, debris detaching from plaque, and stent struts were observed. No symptomatic ischemic complications occurred. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging after angioscopy showed asymptomatic ischemic lesions in 47% of cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angioplasty*
  • Angioscopy*
  • Balloon Occlusion
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Carotid Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Carotid Stenosis / pathology*
  • Carotid Stenosis / therapy*
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*