What’s new in carotid intervention? Theodore R. Sullivan, MD, FACS, RVT Surgical Care Specialists/Vascular
History Thomas Willis Sir Astley Cooper Ramsey Hunt Egas Moniz • 1684 • 1808 • 1913 • 1927 • 1951 • 1953 • 1980 Thomas Willis “Cerebri Anatome” Sir Astley Cooper carotid ligation Ramsey Hunt loss of pulsation and “brain softening” Egas Moniz cerebral angiogram C. Miller Fisher predicted carotid bypass Michael Debakey Mullan…first carotid angioplasty 4/5/17 2
Carotid pathophysiology • Intimal injury tobacco, lipids, hypertension • Shear forces at the bifurcation • Immunocellular response to injury inflammation • Plaque build up with potential for ulceration • Embolization • Thrombosis
NASCET ACAS ACST-I Medical 26% 11% 10% CEA 9% 5.5% 4.1% CEA TRIALS N Engl J Med 1991; 325:445-453August 15 JAMA. 1995 May 10;273(18):1421-8 The Lancet, 376, 2010 September:1074-84
Minimally invasive surgery, Interventional Radiology and Cardiology
Carotid stenting ‘Cheese grater effect’
Duplex imaging and CT angiography
“High risk”
CEA
Plaque ulceration 4/5/17 10
CEA
CEA at 1 week and 6 months
Vascular Quality Initiative a clinician driven database • www.vascularqualityinitiative.org 24,201 CEAs reported in 17 regions from 2011 – 2015 • 24 % symptomatic 45 % Beta blockers, 81 % statins 30 day stroke/death 1.4 % 2.1 % MI rate LOS 1.3 days Reoperation for neck hematoma 2.0% CN injury 4.0%, 1.3 % permanent
• 2502 pts. randomized CEA v CAS with no medical arm Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy v Stenting Trial • 2502 pts. randomized CEA v CAS with no medical arm • Periprocedural risk CEA 2.3 CAS 4.1 1.1 Stroke MI • No difference at 4 and 10 years
Cranial nerve injury • ECST 1739 CEAs • 3.7 % at discharge • 0.5 % at 4 month f/u
Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Stent Trial
Aortic arch disease
Access for carotid stenting
Restenosis?
Trans-cervical flow reversal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK2lBi7QzbE
Trans-cervical flow reversal
Hybrid techniques for carotid intervention
Consensus