Featuring insights from the world’s leading experts, the book presents the most up-to-date clinical practices, evidence-based treatment strategies, and expert opinions. It details the latest diagnostic technologies, advanced treatment modalities, and evolving surgical interventions. Additionally, it includes clear guidelines for special diagnostic considerations and innovative therapeutic approaches, ensuring that readers remain informed and up-to-date with the latest clinical practices.
Table of Contents
1. Carotid artery disease: Epidemiology and socioeconomic burden2. Etiology, risk factors and pathophysiology of carotid artery stenosis
3. Atherosclerosis and morphology of carotid artery plaque
4. Clinical evaluation and indications for screening in patients with carotid artery disease
5. Evaluation of carotid artery stenosis: Imaging modalities
6. Non-operative management of atherosclerotic carotid artery
7. Management of patients with asymptomatic carotid disease
8. Management of patients with symptomatic carotid disease
9. Treatment of carotid stenosis in patients with stroke
10. Treatment considerations in patients with combined carotid and coronary artery disease
11. Management of bilateral and complete carotid artery occlusion
12. Carotid artery disease with concomitant disease of vertebral and subclavian artery
13. Carotid endarterectomy Operative techniques
14. Trans-carotid artery revascularization
15. Trans-femoral carotid artery stenting Patient selection and operative technique
16. Neurovascular protection strategies and intraoperative monitoring during carotid artery surgery
17. Carotid artery fibromuscular dysplasia, carotid body tumor and carotid sinus syndrome Diagnosis and treatment
18. Carotid artery dissection, aneurisms, kinks, and coils: Evaluation and treatment
19. Diagnosis and management of radiation-induced carotid stenosis
20. Carotid inflammatory angiopathies: diagnosis and management
21. Management of carotid artery trauma
Authors
Cynthia K. Shortell Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.Dr. Cynthia K. Shortell is a Professor of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine, former Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Executive Vice Chair for the Department of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. For decades, Dr. Shortell has worked relentlessly to advance the management of patients with carotid artery disease. Nationally, Dr. Shortell holds numerous distinguished recognitions, serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and is an elected member of many national and international societies and organizations, including the Society for Vascular Surgery, and the International Society of Surgery.
Jovan N. Markovic Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.Dr. Jovan N. Markovic is a staff MD at Duke University School of Medicine and Medical Center, where during his specialization in general surgery, he became extensively involved in advancing the care of patients with complex vascular disorders. Dr. Markovic currently serves as a key reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery and has published books, numerous book chapters, peer-reviewed studies, and national and international guidelines on the treatment of patients with vascular disorders.
