Key result
Carotid artery stenting linked to improved attentional performance at one year regardless of baseline stenosis.
Why the study?
Carotid stenosis may independently influence cognitive decline, but the relationship between the degree of stenosis in a stented carotid artery and attentional performance was not fully characterized.
Does carotid artery stenting improve attentional performance in patients with carotid stenosis?
Population
Patients with carotid atherosclerosis undergoing invasive treatment for carotid stenosis
Comparison
Attentional performance across degrees of stented carotid artery stenosis before vs 1 year after carotid artery stenting
Design
Single-center prospective longitudinal study
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Critical carotid stenosis linked to poorer baseline attention; leaves open whether degree modulates cognitive gains after stenting in observational data.
Cohort
No
Does carotid artery stenting improve attentional performance in patients with carotid stenosis?
Carotid artery stenting may improve cognitive function, specifically attention, at one year post-procedure in patients with carotid stenosis.
Piegza et al. (2025) conducted a cohort in Carotid stenosis. Carotid artery stenting vs. Baseline (pre-procedure) was evaluated on Attentional performance measured by the attention D2 test. Carotid artery stenting improved attentional performance one year after the procedure in all patients, regardless of the baseline degree of internal carotid artery stenosis.
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