Via: TCTMD
Direct access stenting of the carotid artery shows promising results, especially for patients with difficult anatomy at high-risk for both surgery and transfemoral carotid artery stenting (CAS), according to data presented February 3, 2015, at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy in Hollywood, FL.
The Enroute transcarotid neuroprotection system (Silk Road Medical; Sunnyvale, CA) combines the concepts of blood flow reversal—via sheaths inserted in both the high-pressure common carotid artery and the low-pressure femoral vein, then connected through external tubing—and motorized external filter protection to bypass the aortic arch during CAS. The device holds CE Mark approval in Europe and is in the process of being evaluated by the FDA.
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