Key result
Carotid stenting emerges as equivalent to endarterectomy in high-risk patients despite lacking long-term data.
Why the study?
Carotid stenting is emerging as an equivalent alternative to carotid endarterectomy in high-risk surgical patients with carotid occlusive disease, but long-term patient outcome data are lacking.
Does carotid stenting improve outcomes compared to carotid endarterectomy in high-risk surgical patients with carotid occlusive disease?
Does carotid stenting improve outcomes compared to carotid endarterectomy in high-risk surgical patients with carotid occlusive disease?
Carotid stenting is emerging as an alternative to endarterectomy for high-risk patients, though long-term outcome data is lacking.
In Brief Carotid stenting is emerging as an equivalent alternative to carotid endarterectomy in the management of high-risk surgical patients with carotid occlusive disease. However, long-term studies on patient outcomes are not available.
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Lopez et al. (2008) studied this question. Carotid stenting is emerging as an equivalent alternative to carotid endarterectomy for high-risk surgical patients with carotid occlusive disease, despite a lack of long-term outcome data.
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