Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis A Primer on Risk Stratification and Management

This well-illustrated text reviews the current state of knowledge with regard to the various anatomic and physiologic methods available to identify asymptomatic patients who are at high risk to develop a future stroke. Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis is particularly targeted towards physicians involved in clinical decision making regarding revascularization of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Furthermore, the editors and contributors' hopes and objectives are to stimulate the medical community into subjecting these methodologies to rigorous prospective clinical trials to redefine standards of care for these patients.

1. Epidemiologyand natural history of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis 2. Pathobiology of the asymptomatic atherosclerotic carotid plaque 3. Cerebrovascular anatomy and physiology and mechanisms of first-ever ischemic stroke in patients with carotid artery stenosis 4. Who should be screened for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis?5. Diagnosis and clinical evaluation of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis 6. Medical treatment forpatients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis 7. Risk stratification of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: demographic and clinical considerations8. Risk stratification of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: evaluation of carotid stenosis severity, progression, and morphology by duplex ultrasound 9. Risk stratification of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: transcranial Doppler-based evaluation ofasymptomatic cerebral microemboli10. Risk stratification of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: evaluation of cerebrovascular reserve11. Risk stratification of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: role of inflammatory biomarkers for atherosclerosis12. The role of carotid and cerebral angiography in the management of individuals with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis 13. Carotid endarterectomy in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis 14. Carotid artery stenting in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis 15. Asymptomatic carotid atherosclerotic disease: guidelines and future directions

Moussa, Issam D.; Rundek, Tatjana; Mohr, JP