title: Increased efficacy of internal carotid artery stenting using a low-profile stent with a tapered tip.
abstract: Angioplasty and stent placement is becoming a widely accepted method of carotid artery revascularization. Two cases are presented where 1 standard low-profile stent failed to cross the lesion, but a different low-profile stent with a tapered tip delivery system was successfully deployed. The technical advantages of the tapered delivery system in certain anatomic situations are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Nagaraju L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Choragudi
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pucillo
authors.forename: Romeo B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Mateo
authors.forename: Wilbert S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: Jose F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Botet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome