Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 875-880 , May 2007

The impact of increasing age on anatomic factors affecting carotid angioplasty and stenting

Presented at the Western Vascular Society 2006 Annual Meeting, La Jolla, Calif, Sep 16-19, 2006.

Received 5 July 2006 ,Accepted 21 December 2006.

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    Type III aortic arch with left common carotid and innominate originate caudal to the lesser curvature of the arch. Also note the significant irregularity visible along both luminal surfaces signifying

    Type III aortic arch with left common carotid and innominate originate caudal to the lesser curvature of the arch. Also note the significant irregularity visible along both luminal surfaces signifying unfavorable arch calcification.

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    Unfavorable common carotid shows significant tortuosity of bilateral common carotid arteries proximally with nearly 90° turns.

    Unfavorable common carotid shows significant tortuosity of bilateral common carotid arteries proximally with nearly 90° turns.

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    Unfavorable internal carotid shows significant tortuosity of internal carotid artery with sinusoidal turns.

    Unfavorable internal carotid shows significant tortuosity of internal carotid artery with sinusoidal turns.

 Competition of interest: none.CME article

PII: S0741-5214(07)00009-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.12.059

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 875-880 , May 2007

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