Learn About Carotid Artery Surgery
Regents Of The University Of California
Mahmoud Malas is a Vascular Surgeon in San Diego, California. Dr. Malas is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Stent Placement, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Marc Schermerhorn is a Vascular Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Schermerhorn is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Carotid Artery Disease, Aneurysm Repair, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
UPMC Presbyterian
Parthasarathy Thirumala is a Neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Thirumala is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, Stroke, Herpes Zoster Oticus, Microvascular Decompression, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
Summary: Carotid endarterectomy surgery carries significant neurological and cardiac risks, requiring continuous monitoring of blood pressure. In standard practice, this monitoring is carried out using an arterial catheter inserted at the start of the operation. This invasive procedure is generally not well received by the patient and is a source of potential ischaemic and infectious complications. The use...
Summary: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is used to treat symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis. The occult stroke of CEA patients evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging 3 days after operation was as high as 17%. Cerebral blood flow autoregulation (CA) is the ability of the brain to maintain the relative stability of cerebral blood flow, and cerebral oxygen index (COx) can be used to refl...