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Would you perform carotid artery stenting with embolic protection in an 80 year old man with an asymptomatic, 80-99%, unilateral internal carotid artery stenosis?
Always, if the anatomy can be negotiated.
Only in a clinical registry or trial.
Only if transcranial Doppler (TCD) detects cerebral emboli, denoting high risk for adverse neurological events.
Never.
Refer for carotid endarterectomy if not surgically high-risk.
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SIS 2011 Symposia

Course Directors

Susan L. Reed, M.N., ARNP
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

Mark Reisman, M.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Swedish Medical Center
Director, Cardiovascular Research & Education
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute

R. Jeffrey Westcott, M.D.
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Swedish Medical Group
Swedish Medical Center


Faculty

Gabriel Aldea, M.D.
Cardiovascular Surgery
University of Washington Medical Center

Gretchen Archer, ARNP
Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
Swedish Medical Center

Glenn R. Barnhart, M.D.
Director, Cardiac Surgery
Swedish Cardiac Surgery
Swedish Medical Center

Robert M. Bersin, M.D.
Director, Endovascular Services and Clinical Research
Swedish Medical Group
Swedish Medical Center

Peter Casterella, M.D.
Chief, Department of Cardiology
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

David Gartman, M.D.
Cardiovascular Surgery
Swedish Cardiac Surgery
Swedish Medical Center

Paul Huang, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

Kier V. Huehnergarth, M.D.
Cardiology
Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory
Medical Director, Polyclinic Lipid Clinic
Swedish Medical Center

Kip Kidwell, PA-C
Swedish Cardiac Surgery
Swedish Medical Center

Deborah Laurent, ARNP
Cardiology
Seattle Cardiology
Swedish Medical Center

Howard S. Lewis, M.D.
Executive Director
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

William Likosky, M.D.
Director, Stroke and Telestroke
Swedish Neuroscience Institute
Swedish Medical Center

John V. Olsen, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

Gary Oppenheim, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology
Seattle Cardiology
Swedish Medical Center

Elizabeth Perpetua, ARNP
Critical Care
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

John L. Petersen II, M.D.
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Research
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Medical Director, Seattle Science Foundation
Swedish Medical Center

Madalina Petrescu, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

Nanny Rawlings, R.N.
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

Susan L. Reed, M.N., ARNP
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

Dennis D. Reichenbach, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology
Department of Anatomic Pathology
University of Washington School of Medicine

Mark Reisman, M.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Swedish Medical Center
Director, Cardiovascular Research & Education
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute

Gary Weeks, M.D.
Cardiology
Summit Cardiology
Swedish Medical Center

Darryl Wells, M.D.
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute
Swedish Medical Center

R. Jeffrey Westcott, M.D.
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Seattle Medical Group
Swedish Medical Center

Jeffrey S. Wolff-Gee, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Swedish Physicians-Ballard Clinic
Swedish Medical Center

Jon Younger, M.D.
Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine
The Polyclinic
Swedish Medical Center

 

Planning Committee
Mark Reisman, M.D., Co-Director
Susan L. Reed, M.N., ARNP, Co-Director
R. Jeffrey Westcott, M.D., Co-Director
Howard S. Lewis, M.D.
Michaelene Deelstra, ARNP
LeeAnn Robbins, R.N.
Nanny Rawlings, R.N.
Marie Arnone, R.N.
Dmitry Levin
Jessica Martinson, M.S., CME Manager
Laurie Turay, B.A., CME Specialists

 

SIS in Action

Dr. Darryl Wells discussing cardiac blood flow during the pig heart dissection.