title: Carotid stent-supported angioplasty via radiobrachial route.
abstract: Endovascular stent-supported angioplasty is a treatment option for atherosclerotic disease of the cervical internal carotid artery in high-risk patients. The traditional transfemoral approach is not suitable for patients who suffer from common femoral artery or abdominal aorta atheropathy. We report a case of carotid stent deployment using the radial route in a 68-year-old man with type B aortic dissection, having severe right internal carotid artery origin stenosis, presenting with ipsilateral retinal ischemic events. Technical aspects of carotid stenting via the radial approach are described and the related literature is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, DOC 8100, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. janjuana@undnj.edu
authors.forename: Nazli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Janjua
authors.forename: Navin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Ammar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alkawi
authors.forename: Jawad F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kirmani
authors.forename: Adnan I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001916:Brachial Artery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents