title: Reversed blood flow during internal carotid artery stenting using Parodi Anti-Emboli System--progress in protection against cerebral stroke.
abstract: Carotid artery stenosis is one of the main causes of stroke. Nowadays two techniques for treating carotid stenosis are available - surgical endarterectomy and percutaneous angioplasty combined with stent implantation at the site of stenosis. Cerebral protection devices during internal carotid stenting significantly decrease the incidence of periprocedural complications, however, during the introduction of protective devices the cerebral blood flow remains unprotected. Therefore, the quest for a system specifically protecting cerebral flow during the whole procedure is still underway. Temporary reversal of carotid flow during the procedure using the Parodi Anti-Emboli System seems a viable solution. The present study describes the first two patients who underwent internal carotid artery stenting using this technique in our institution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pieniazek
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kabłak-Ziembicka
authors.forename: Mieczysław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasowicz
authors.forename: Tadeucz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Przewłocki
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zmudka
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Moczulski
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tracz