Impact of presenting stroke severity and thrombolysis on outcomes following urgent carotid interventions

Carotid interventions are increasingly performed in select patients following acute stroke. We aimed to determine the effects of presenting stroke severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS]) and use of systemic thrombolysis (tissue plasminogen activator [tPA]) on discharge neurologic outcomes (modified Rankin scale [mRS]) following urgent carotid endarterectomy (uCEA) and urgent carotid artery stenting (uCAS).

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - June 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Aaron Hayson, Jeffrey Burton, Joseph Allen, W.C. Sternbergh, Daniel Fort, Hernan A. Bazan Source Type: research