Significance of blood aspiration in carotid artery stenting with Angioguard XP Takashi Mizobe, MD, Mitsugu Nakamura, MD, Yasuhiko Motooka, MD, Yoshito Uchihashi, MD, Masahiro Sugihara, MD, Shigetaka Okamoto, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 53, Issue 6, Pages 1478-1484 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.009 Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Debris left on the gauze from aspirated blood in a slow-flow case. Blood aspiration was performed six times in this case. A, Debris (arrow) was found four times in six aspirations. B, The appearance of debris left on the gauze (arrow) was viscous and fragile. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1478-1484DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.009) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Captured debris in the filter of the Angioguard XP. The appearance of debris was solid. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1478-1484DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.009) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions