Carotid arterial endarterectomy is considered to be the standard for the treatment of
atherosclerotic carotid arterial occlusive disease. This has been validated with results of several …

Cerebrovascular disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States. 1, 2
Approximately 750 000 people have a stroke annually, costing an estimated $45 billion in …

OBJECTIVES To determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive values of a
selection of abnormal findings in the putamen and infratentorial structures on routine magnetic …

PURPOSE: To describe the endovascular treatment and clinical outcome in patients with
indirect carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) over a 15-year period. To our knowledge, this is the …

OBJECTIVE: Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome is a recognized complication of carotid
endarterectomy, with a reported incidence of 0.3 to 1.2%. The incidence of cerebral …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The published results of treating internal carotid artery
aneurysms with the PED do not necessarily apply to its use in the posterior circulation because …

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: The goal of this report was to describe the successful
percutaneous endovascular use of a Gianturco-Roubin-2 coronary stent in the treatment of an …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dissection of the carotid artery can, in certain cases, lead
to significant stenosis, occlusion, or pseudoaneurysm formation, with subsequent …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A number of flow-diverting devices have become available
for endovascular occlusion of cerebral aneurysms. This article reports immediate and …

Background and Purpose— The previous decade has witnessed increasing application of
Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs) for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. However, the …