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Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit San Paolo Hospital
Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy
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CAROTID PLAQUES AND CEREBRAL CAROTID PLAQUES AND CEREBRAL EMBOLISMEMBOLISM
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From histopathologic and vascular biologic studies, plaque composition and vulnerability, rather than
degree of stenosis, have emerged as crucial factors leading to sudden rupture of the plaque surface, usually with superimposed thrombosis, which
underlies the majority of acute occlusions.
CAROTID PLAQUES CAROTID PLAQUES
The link between echo plaque structure and prognosis do not appear to be limited to the carotid arteries but may apply to virtually all vascular districts
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Heterogeneous plaques have been correlated with the presence of intra-plaque haemorrhage, ulceration and loose stroma
containing lipids, cholesterol and proteinaceous deposits
Echo-lucency is associated with lipid-rich plaques
CAROTID PLAQUES CAROTID PLAQUES
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All of the heterogeneous plaques have a echo-lucent component
(lipid, haemorrhage, thrombi)
A hypo-echoic appearance can also be associated with intra-plaque haemorrhage,
which may be the result of intra-plaque neo-vascularization.
CAROTID PLAQUES CAROTID PLAQUES
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These small, fragile vessels could represent the underlying anatomic and pathologic
changes leading to intramural haemorrhages and rupture.
Lipid lakes and intra-plaque haemorrhage are more frequently found in vulnerable
plaques, with greater potential for evolution and complication, and are the dominant
substrate of hypoechoic and heterogeneous plaques
CAROTID PLAQUES CAROTID PLAQUES
G.MarcucciG.Marcucci Cardiovascular Research 2002; 54:36-41
““VULNERABLE PLAQUE” VULNERABLE PLAQUE”
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atheroembolization results from disruption of endothelial surface and fibrous cap
AtheroembolizationAtheroembolization
platelet and erytrocyte aggregation to the subendothelial layer
distal embolization of the thrombus and debris from the plaque
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CEREBRAL EMBOLIZATION CEREBRAL EMBOLIZATION DURING CEA AND CASDURING CEA AND CAS
Perioperative cerebral embolization during CEA or CAS is a potentially devastting complication
It is correlated with:
- embolic potential of the plaque
- during surgical dissection
- during CAS procedure- postoperative embolization (technical problems)
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In the course of monitoring CEA’s with TCD ultrasonography,
it became apparent that during all stages of thisoperation, signals identical to the qualities of
embolic transients could be noticed
Carotid endarterectomy
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an association between multiple cerebral microemboli during dissection and new white matter lesions on magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brain made after surgery
However, in the majority of these patients the new MRI lesions were clinically silent
JANSEN Stroke, 1994
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microemboli that appeared duringdissection and particularly during
wound closure werestatistically significantly associated with permanent cerebral deficits,
i.e. intraoperative stroke
ACKERSTAFF R. Stroke, 2000
but……
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CAS has been criticized on the
grounds that the risk of cerebral embolism during the
procedure may be greater than CEA
Carotid Artery Stenting
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In contrast to coronary and peripheral artery angioplasty and stenting, which have been widely adopted, the concern
for cerebral embolisation originally resulted in a understandable reluctance to use these techniques in the carotid
artery territory.
During these peripheral procedures, the risk of embolisation, estimated by
myocardial infarction and clinical distal arterial emboli, ranges from 4% to 5%
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true incidence of asymptomatic embolisation may be much higher, and emboli of a size that are asymptomatic in the coronary and peripheral arterial circulations may cause neurological deficits in the cerebral circulation
The National Heart LaBIR N Engl J Med, 1988
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during stent deployment
squeezes plaque material fromthe vessel wall
microembolization
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utilization of neuroprotection devices has the potential to reduce
the intraprocedural cerebral embolic load
and neurological event rate
but……
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In conclusion,
CEA is a safe and effective procedure
CAS of the carotid bifurcation is a feasible alternative to CEA, particularly in patients with medical or surgical contraindications to surgery
Nevertheless, CAS results in a significant higher cerebral embolic load and the number of clinically silent lesions on MRI is greater than in CEA
Our aim is not to prove superiority of one technique over other
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