Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease

Sachinder Singh Hans, MD, MS, FRCS(c) FACS, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USAMohammed F. Rehman, DO, Neurocritical Care, Henry Ford Health System, Sterling Heights, MI, USA

• History of Carotid Artery and Vertebral Artery Surgery.- Surgical Anatomy of Carotid and Vertebral Arteries.- Physiology of the Cerebrovascular System.- Pathology of the Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Arteries.- Non-Invasive Vascular Lab Testing for Carotids, Vertebrals, and Transcranial Doppler.- Cerebrovascular Imaging (CT, MRI, CTA, MRA).- Carotid and Vertebral Arteriography.- Medical Therapy for Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenosis.- Carotid Endarterectomy.- Carotid Endarterectomy for High Plaque and Interposition Grafting.- Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy: Indications, Techniques, Pitfalls, and Complications.- Natural History and Contemporary Management of Recurrent Carotid Stenosis.- Technical Aspects of Carotid Artery Stenting.- Reconstruction for Occlusive Lesions of Aortic Arch Branches.- Vertebral Artery Reconstruction.- Transcarotid Artery Revascularization.- Cervical (Carotid and Vertebral) Artery Dissection.- Posterior Circulation Stroke.- Carotid Body Tumors.- Extracranial Carotid Aneurysm Resection.- Extracranial Cerebrovascular Trauma.- Thoracic Aorta and Arch Vessel Injury.- Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Carotid Kinks, and Other Rare Lesions.- Carotid and Vertebro-Basilar Manifestations of COVID-19.