Treatment Concepts and Results
8 Treatment Concepts and Results Carotid-T Occlusion G. Fesl Introduction The intracranial bifurcation of the internal carotid artery (ICA), called the carotid terminus (carotid T), plays a central role in…
Mechanical Recanalization Materials
7 Mechanical Recanalization Materials Aspiration Thrombectomy A. Kreusch and M. Knauth Introduction The standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke is systemic (intravenous) pharmacologic thrombolysis. This therapy is widely practiced and…
Thrombolysis
6 Thrombolysis Intravenous Thrombolysis G. F. Hamann Introduction Most strokes occur when a clot occludes an artery that supplies the brain. This underlies the rationale of administering a clot-dissolving (thrombolytic)…
Equipment: Stents, Filters, and Balloon Systems
10 Equipment: Stents, Filters, and Balloon Systems M. Holtmannspoetter Introduction The techniques for the treatment of intracranial and extracranial stenoses are fundamentally different. The equipment for these techniques is therefore…
Extracranial Carotid Stenoses
11 Extracranial Carotid Stenoses M. Tietke and O. Jansen Introduction The interventional treatment of atherosclerotic stenoses of the common carotid artery (CCA) and internal carotid artery (ICA) began in the…
Subclavian Steal Syndrome
13 Subclavian Steal Syndrome A. Berlis Introduction The phenomenon of retrograde blood flow in the vertebral artery relating to an occlusion of the subclavian artery was first described by Contorni…
