title: Carotid angioplasty with cerebral protection and stenting: report of 164 patients (194 carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasties).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The introduction of cerebral protection devices with systematic stent placement has changed the nature of carotid artery stenosis treatment, reducing the immediate periprocedural complications and delayed restenosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated 164 patients with 194 carotid artery stenosis procedures; 92% of them were symptomatic patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The morbidity rate of our series was 1.03% and the mortality was 1.9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the future, carotid stenosis treatment should perhaps be performed as a preventative measure and not used as a cure for full-blown symptoms. This could be effective in reducing the morbidity and mortality rates of this pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroangiography, Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. neuroterapeutica@retemail.es
authors.forename: Leopoldo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guimaraens
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: Arantxa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matalí
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arbeláez
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balaguer
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castellanos
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miquel
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Theron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome