title: Establishing sheath access for carotid interventions: tips and pitfalls.
abstract: Carotid angioplasty and stenting requires delivery of therapy through a sheath rather than open vascular access. Safe and successful sheath delivery facilitates the carotid angioplasty and stenting procedure and depends upon an ability to assess the aortic arch, catheterize its branches, perform remote access guidewire-catheter manipulation, and place a sheath.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Therapy, Hawaii Permaanente Medical Group, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nelken
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Caps
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans