title: Safety and efficacy of carotid artery stenting in persons aged 80 years and above.
abstract: Carotid artery stenting (CAS) remains a controversial procedure in spite of an emerging abundance of trial data showing both safety and efficacy. CAS is under significant scrutiny by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as it relates to persons aged 80 years and above. We report 1-year follow up both clinically and with ultrasonography in a small cohort of patients with an average age of 85 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, OK, USA. gsc5@yahoo.com
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Chrysant
authors.forename: Santosh T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tebow
authors.forename: Georgianne M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Snowden
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography