Key result
Percutaneous angioplasty and stenting markedly improves neurological deficits in a high-risk severe carotid stenosis case.
Why the study?
Treatment options for carotid artery stenosis in elderly patients with high surgical risk are limited and require evaluation of alternative therapies.
Case Report (n=1)
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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting can be an effective alternative to carotid endarterectomy for severe carotid artery stenosis in high-risk elderly patients.
May support stenting in high-risk elderly carotid stenosis; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
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Nagahori et al. (2000) conducted a case report in Carotid artery stenosis (n=1). Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and stenting was evaluated on Neurological improvement. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting resulted in marked improvement of neurological deficits in an 86-year-old man with severe carotid artery stenosis and high surgical risk.
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