Carotid artery stenting for high-risk patients.
Carotid artery stenting is being increasingly considered as a treatment option for high-risk patients with internal carotid artery atherosclerosis or vasculopathies. Since carotid endarterectomy is a procedure with a longer track record, some clinicians consider stenting to be appropriate only in high-risk conditions such as patients with severe medical comorbidities, recurrent stenosis following previous endarterectomy, or radiation-induced stenosis. The application of stenting in these areas is discussed, as well as the potential role for stenting in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Chaturvedi
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Department of Neurology, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, MI 48201, USA. Schaturv@med.wayne.edu
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology