When CAS, and when CEA?
The challenge of carotid artery stenosis treatment
Wednesday, June
8, 2022
18:00-19:00
SPEAKERS:
Primarius Björn Dario Franjić, M.D., Ph.D.
University
Hospital Centre Sestre milosrdnice
Vladimir Kalousek, M.D.
University Hospital Centre Sestre
milosrdnice
Webinar
Required level of previous knowledge and experience of participants: intermediate
Webinar objectives:
- to get acquainted with the problems of approach and treatment of carotid disease
- to identify patients who have an indication for active treatment (CEA or CAS)
- to give insight from the surgical side and get acquainted with the methods of surgical treatment
- to get information about the current state of CEA and CAS in our country
- to get acquainted with the CAS method (required materials and techniques)
- to get acquainted with the profile of the ideal patient for CAS
- to present individual examples from clinical practice
Who is the webinar for:
- To all physicians involved in the treatment of patients with carotid artery stenosis (CAS), specialists in vascular surgery, neurology, radiology, cardiology as well as family physicians.
| 18:00-18:20 | The role of CEA in the treatment of patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic significant carotid artery stenosis? (review of guidelines and current practice in the Republic of Croatia) |
| Primarius Björn Dario Franjić, M.D., Ph.D. | |
| 18:20-18:40 | The role of CAS in the treatment of carotid artery stenosis with the presentation of clinical cases |
| Vladimir Kalousek, M.D. | |
| 18:40-18:50 | Discussion |
| 18:50-19:00 | Conclusions |
