ICCA Stroke Norway 2018 - Acute Stroke Interventions & Carotid Stenting is a course dedicated to acute stroke intervention, vascular surgeons, neurologists and more.
Topics
- Update on carotid stent trials: New evidence
- Carotid stenting: update on clinical trials and how to do it
- How to gain access to the carotids: Different techniques, tips and tricks
- Peri - and postprocedural medication and monitoring
- Distal filters: Which filters are available? How to use them
- Types of stents: Closed cell vs. open cell, tapered vs non tapered, mesh stents
- How to manage complications during carotid stenting
- Proximal protection: Concept, advantages and limitations, tips and tricks
- How to get access to the intracranial circulation: From the aortic arch to the distal ICA and the basilar artery
- When anesthesia, when better not?
