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Intimal Hyperplasia Post Carotid Endarterectomy
George H. Meier, MD RVT FACSProfessor and Chief, VascularUniversity of Cincinnati COM
Disclosures
None
Anyone who says they understand Intimal
Hyperplasia, is lying….
Associations with IH• Embolectomy catheter induced,
associated with endothelial denudation
• Common after endarterectomy in any location
• Common after balloon angioplasty (~30%)
Am J Surgery 1967
mTOR Pathway
• Target for sirolimus
• Dysregulation associated with intimal hyperplasia
• Complicated!
E2F
E2F in LEB
Conclusions• Carotid restenosis, although not
uncommon, rarely leads to stroke
• Treating asymptomatic restenosis is unwarranted
• We need to know more….