Stroke Virtual Grand Rounds

Treatment Approach to a
Middle-Aged Man with Carotid Artery
Stenosis

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Release Date:   December 13, 2011
Expiration Date:   December 13, 2013

Estimated Time of Completion:  1 hour

Description

The purpose of this activity is to review the evidence for medical therapy, carotid endarterectomy, or carotid artery stenting in patients with carotid artery stenosis.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the role of medical therapy in a patient with carotid artery stenosis.
2. Identify the benefits and risks of carotid endarterectomy in a patient with carotid artery stenosis.
3. Summarize the benefits and risks of carotid artery stenting in a patient with carotid artery stenosis.

Target Audience

This activity is directed to neurologists, primary care physicians, and other healthcare professionals who manage patients with cerebrovascular disease.

Accreditation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.

Activity Director

Edward Manno, MD
Head, Neurocritical Care Unit
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Faculty

Osama Zaidat, MD, MS
Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology
Vascular and Interventional Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Chief, Neurointerventional Division
Froedtert Hospital and West Clinics
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Disclosures

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty has indicated that he may have a relationship which, in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

The following faculty has indicated that he has no relationship which, in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Edward Manno, MD

All other planners, CME staff, and content reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education acknowledges
an educational grant for support of this activity from:
Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership

This CME activity was produced by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education
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