Outpatient carotid artery stenting: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of carotid artery stenting for asymptomatic carotid restenosis performed in an outpatient setting.


RESULTS
A 68-year-old man with right carotid restenosis after repeat carotid endarterectomy underwent carotid angioplasty and stenting on an ambulatory basis. The procedure to implant a Smart stent required 45 minutes; the femoral access site was closed with a puncture closure device. The patient experienced no sequelae to this procedure and is well 6 months after treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Outpatient delivery of percutaneous carotid stenting may be feasible in appropriately selected patients.
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Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York, New York 10021, USA.
Roubin
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Iyer
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Lawrence
E J
EJ
Oetgen
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Al-Mubarek
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Moussa
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Moses
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Vitek
J J
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D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000792:Angiography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents